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Numbers 5:31

“Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

נָקָהnâqâh · naw-kaw'
H5352 · Hebrew

Definition: to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: acquit [idiom] at all, [idiom] altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, [idiom] by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] wholly.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
נִקָּ֥ה — verb Niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/VNq3ms
Usage: Occurs 44 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 24:8 Genesis 24:41 Exodus 20:7 Exodus 21:19 Exodus 34:7

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָקָה here.

Verse 30

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.