Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5359: נָקָם

nâqâm · pronounced naw-kawm' · “vengeance”

Definition

revenge

KJV translates it as: [phrase] avenged, quarrel, vengeance.

Word origin: from H5358 (נָקַם);

Extended definition

1) vengeance
1a) vengeance (by God, by Samson, by enemies of Judah)

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5359 is translated

  • vengeance ×15
  • vengeance of ×2

Bible verses with H5359 (nâqâm)

Nâqâm appears in 17 verses.

  • Leviticus 26:25

    And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

  • Deuteronomy 32:35

    To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

  • Deuteronomy 32:41

    If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.

  • Deuteronomy 32:43

    Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.

  • Judges 16:28

    And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

  • Psalms 58:10

    The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

  • Proverbs 6:34

    For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

  • Isaiah 34:8

    For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

  • Isaiah 35:4

    Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

  • Isaiah 47:3

    Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

  • Isaiah 59:17

    For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

  • Isaiah 61:2

    To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

  • Isaiah 63:4

    For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

  • Ezekiel 24:8

    That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.

  • Ezekiel 25:12

    Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

  • Ezekiel 25:15

    Thus saith the Lord God; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;

  • Micah 5:15

    And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

Words derived from H5359