BDB5365
נָקִי adjective clean, free from, exempt; — ׳ נ Gen 24:41 + 31 t.; construct נְקִי Ps 24:4 plural נְקִיִּים Jer 2:34 נְקִיִּם Gen 44:10 + 6 t.; —
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5355 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נָקִי נָקִיא |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H5352 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 43 |
| Transliteration: | naqiy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | naw-kee' (or naqiyi (Joel 4) adj. |
| Meaning: | 1. innocent |
| KJV Renderings: | blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit. |
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נָקִי adjective clean, free from, exempt; — ׳ נ Gen 24:41 + 31 t.; construct נְקִי Ps 24:4 plural נְקִיִּים Jer 2:34 נְקִיִּם Gen 44:10 + 6 t.; —
נָקִיא adjective innocent; — דָּם נָקִיא innocent blood Joel 4:19; Jonah 1:14 (both Kt ; Qr נָקִי).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke