H5228: נָכֹחַ
nâkôach · pronounced naw-ko'-akh · “straightforward”
Definition
straightforward, i.e. (figuratively), equitable, correct, or (abstractly), integrity
KJV translates it as: plain, right, uprightness.
Word origin: from the same as H5226 (נֵכַח);
Extended definition
straight, right, straightness, be in front of
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5228 is translated
- right ×2
- are right ×1
- his ×1
Bible verses with H5228 (nâkôach)
Nâkôach appears in 4 verses.
- 2 Samuel 15:3
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
- Proverbs 8:9
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
- Proverbs 24:26
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
- Isaiah 57:2
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.