Nâkâʼ — H5217

H5217 · Hebrew — נכא

Pronunciation: naw-kaw'

Definition

verb

to smite, i.e. drive away

(Niph) to strike, scourge, smite

Usually translated as

be viler

Origin

a primitive root

Occurrences

Nâkâʼ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1)

Job 30:8 — They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler (נִ֝כְּא֗וּ) than the earth.

Strong's Lexicon — N