Dictionary entry

H5221

BDB Glosses with Strong's Numbers

H5221נָכָהsmite (not in Qal)

Niph . and he shall be smitten [struck by weapon in battle] and die

Pu . both be smitten down by the hail

Hiph .

1 .

a . lit., smite (with a single, non-fatal, blow), strike

b . smite repeatedly, beat a man

c . and they clapped hands (in applause)

d . give a thrust (with fork) into pot; strike roots

e . rarely smite (in battle) so as (merely) to wound

f . smite, of sun

2 . Smite fatally

3 . Smite = attack, attack and destroy a company

4 . Of God

a . smite with a plague, disease, etc.

b . smite = chastise, or send judgment upon

c . of God’s destroying palaces

Hoph . be smitten