Lexical Definition

‎נָקָם‎ nâqâm (naw-kawm') vengeance ^H:N-M
from ‎נָקַם‎

[phrase] avenged, quarrel, vengeance.

• revenge

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

See Greek: δίκαιος · δίκη · ἐκδίκησις · κρίσις

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נָקָם‎ noun masculine vengeance; — ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Deut 32:35 + 14 t.; construct ‎נְקַם‎ Lev 26:25; Judg 16:28 —

1. taken by God, absolute Ezek 24:8; Ps 58:11* ‎בְּדִית‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ vengeance of the covenant Lev 26:25 (H); ‎יוֺם נקם‎ Isa 34:8; Isa 61:2; Isa 63:4 ‎׳‎‎בִּגְדֵי נ‎ Isa 59:17 ‎לִי נָקָם וְשִׁלֵּם‎ Deut 32:35 ‎׳‎‎לקח נ‎ Isa 47:3 ‎יבוא‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Isa 35:4 with accusative adversary ‎׳‎‎עשׂה נ‎ Mic 5:14* with ‎לְ‎ of adversary ‎׳‎‎חשׁיב נ‎ Deut 32:41; Deut 32:43.

2. Samson against Philistines, ‎׳‎‎נקם נ‎ Judg 16:28.

3. enemies against Judah, absolute Ezek 25:12; Ezek 25:15 individual enemy ‎׳‎‎יום נ‎ Prov 6:34.

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