Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H5358נָקַםna.qam
to avengePart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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Shout against her round about: she has submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of Yahweh: take vengeance on her; as she has done, do to her.
הִנָּ֣קְמוּ hi.Na.ke.mu “avenge yourself”
Therefore thus says Yahweh: Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖י (נִקַּמְתִּ֖י) ni.kam.Ti “I will avenge”
That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood on the bare rock, that it should not be covered.
לִנְקֹ֣ם (נְקֹ֣ם) n.Kom “avenge”
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself on them;
בִּנְקֹ֥ם (נְקֹ֥ם) n.Kom “avenging itself”וְנִקְּמ֥וּ (נִקְּמ֥וּ) ni.ke.Mu “they have avenged themselves”
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual enmity;
וַיִּנָּקְמ֤וּ (יִּנָּקְמ֤וּ) i.yi.na.ke.Mu “they avenged themselves”
Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
וְנֹקֵם֙ (נֹקֵם֙) no.Kem “avenging”נֹקֵ֥ם no.Kem “[is] avenging”נֹקֵ֤ם no.Kem “[is] avenging”