נָקַם

“Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.

Genesis 4:15

• יֻקָּ֑םyukamverb · causative passive (hophal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be avenged

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

Genesis 4:24

• יֻקַּם־yukam-verb · causative passive (hophal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be avenged

If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.

Exodus 21:20

• נָקֹ֖םnakomverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: certainly to avenge
• יִנָּקֵֽם׃yinakemverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be avenged

However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.

Exodus 21:21

• יֻקַּ֔םyukamverb · causative passive (hophal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be avenged

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:18

• תִקֹּ֤םtikomverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will avenge yourself

And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

Leviticus 26:25

• נֹקֶ֙מֶת֙nokemetverb · simple (qal), participle · feminine singulartagged: avenge

“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

Numbers 31:2

• נְקֹ֗םnekomverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: avenge

Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.

Deuteronomy 32:43

• יִקּ֑וֹםyikomverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will avenge

So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”

Joshua 10:13

• יִקֹּ֥םyikomverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it avenged itself on

And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”

Judges 15:7

• נִקַּ֥מְתִּיnikamtiverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have avenged myself

Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”

Judges 16:28

• וְאִנָּקְמָ֧הveinakemahconjunction (“and”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: so let me avenge myself

Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

1 Samuel 14:24

• וְנִקַּמְתִּי֙venikamtiHc/VNq1cstagged: and I will avenge myself

Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 18:25

• לְהִנָּקֵ֖םlehinakempreposition + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to avenge himself

May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.

1 Samuel 24:12

• וּנְקָמַ֥נִיunekamaniHc/Vqq3ms/Sp1bstagged: and he will avenge me

And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.

2 Kings 9:7

• וְנִקַּמְתִּ֞יvenikamtiHc/Vpq1cstagged: and I will avenge

A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Esther 8:13

• לְהִנָּקֵ֖םlehinakempreposition + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to avenge themselves

From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

Psalms 8:2

• וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃umitnakemconjunction (“and”) + verb · reflexive (hithpael), participle · masculine singulartagged: and an avenger

at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.

Psalms 44:16

• וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃umitnakemconjunction (“and”) + verb · reflexive (hithpael), participle · masculine singulartagged: and an avenger

O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.

Psalms 99:8

• וְ֝נֹקֵ֗םvenokemconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: and avenging yourself

Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

Isaiah 1:24

• וְאִנָּקְמָ֖הveinakemahconjunction (“and”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: and I will avenge myself

Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

Jeremiah 5:9

• תִתְנַקֵּ֖םtitnakemverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: will it avenge itself

Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

Jeremiah 5:29

• תִתְנַקֵּ֖םtitnakemverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: will it avenge itself

Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

Jeremiah 9:9

• תִתְנַקֵּ֖םtitnakemverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: will it avenge itself

You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.

Jeremiah 15:15

• וְהִנָּ֤קֶםvehinakemconjunction (“and”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and avenge yourself

For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

Jeremiah 46:10

• לְהִנָּקֵ֣םlehinakempreposition + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to avenge himself

Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.

Jeremiah 50:15

• הִנָּ֣קְמוּhinakemuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: avenge yourself

Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.

Jeremiah 51:36

• וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖יvenikamtiHc/Vpq1cstagged: and I will avenge

In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’

Ezekiel 24:8

• לִנְקֹ֣םlinkompreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to avenge

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,

Ezekiel 25:12

• בִּנְקֹ֥םbinkompreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: by avenging itself
• וְנִקְּמ֥וּvenikemuHc/VNq3cptagged: and they have avenged themselves

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility,

Ezekiel 25:15

• וַיִּנָּקְמ֤וּvaiyinakemuHc/VNw3mptagged: and they avenged themselves

The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.

Nahum 1:2

• וְנֹקֵם֙venokemconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: and avenging
• נֹקֵ֥םnokemverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: avenging
• נֹקֵ֤םnokemverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: avenging