Nâkêʼ — H5218
H5218 · Hebrew — נכא
Pronunciation: naw-kay'
Other spellings: nâkâʼ נָכָא
Definition
adjective
smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted
- stricken
Usually translated as
broken, stricken, wounded
Origin
or nâkâʼ; from H5217
Greek equivalents
Occurrences
Nâkêʼ occurs 4 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (3), Isaiah (1)
- Proverbs 15:13 — A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken (נְכֵאָֽה).
- Proverbs 17:22 — A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken (נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה) spirit drieth the bones.
- Proverbs 18:14 — The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded (נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה) spirit who can bear?
- Isaiah 16:7 — Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken (נְכָאִֽים).
Strong's Lexicon — N