Strong's Lexicon

H5355

H5355 — נָקִי נָקִיא

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewnaqiyadjectiveOccurrences: 43TWOT: 1412b

Definition / Gloss

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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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.; —

1. free from guilt, clean, innocent, || נָקִי וְצַדִּיק ׃צַדִּיק Exod 23:7 ( E ), נָקִי: innocent person Job 4:7; Job 17:8; Job 22:19; Job 22:30; Job 27:17; Ps 10:8; Ps 15:5; Prov 1:11 נקיים Job 9:23 דם נקי innocent blood, first used in D , Deut 19:10; Deut 27:25; 1Sam 19:5; 2Kgs 21:16; 2Kgs 24:4; Ps 94:2; Ps 106:38; Prov 6:17; Isa 59:7; Jer 7:6; Jer 22:3; Jer 26:15 דם חנקי Deut 19:13; 2Kgs 24:4; Jer 22:17 הדם הנקי Deut 21:9 דם נקיים Jer 19:4 נָקִיִ מִדְּמֵי 2Sam 3:28 ( + ׳ מֵעִם י); נְקִי כַפַּיִם Ps 24:4 אביונים נקיים Jer 2:34.
2. free from punishment Exod 21:28 ( E ) 2Sam 14:9.
3. free, exempt from obligations Gen 44:10 ( J ); from service in war Num 32:22 ( P ; + מִן person, see מִן 2. d.), Deut 24:5; 1Kgs 15:22 (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 3434] and WetzstZMG xxii (1868), 129 ); with מן, from oaths Gen 24:41 ( J ) Josh 2:17; Josh 2:19; Josh 2:20 ( J E ).


BDB5366

נָקִיא adjective innocent; — דָּם נָקִיא innocent blood Joel 4:19; Jonah 1:14 (both Kt ; Qr נָקִי).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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