Lexical Definition

‎נְקָמָה‎ nᵉqâmâh (nek-aw-maw') vengeance ^H:N-F
feminine of ‎נָקָם‎

[phrase] avenge, revenge(-ing), vengeance.

• avengement, whether the act of the passion

1) vengeance
1a) vengeance (by God, by Israel, by enemies of Israel)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נְקָמָה‎ noun feminine vengeance (on formation compare Lag^{BN 143}); — ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Jer 46:10 + 3 t.; construct ‎נִקְמַת‎ Num 31:2 + 7 t.; suffix ‎נִקְמָתִי‎ Ezek 25:14 + 7 t. suffixes; plural ‎נְקָמוֺת‎ Judg 11:36 + 5 t.; ‎נְקָמֹת‎ 2Sam 22:48 —

1. vengeance of God, absolute Ezek 25:14 ‎׳‎‎נקם נ‎ Jer 51:36 ‎דַּם נִקְמַת‎ Ps 79:10 ‎אֵל נְקָמוֺת‎ Ps 94:1 (twice in verse); ‎׳‎‎עֵת נ‎ Jer 51:6 ‎׳‎‎יוֺם נ‎ Jer 46:10 ‎יהוה‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Jer 50:15; Jer 50:28; Jer 51:11 ‎הֵיכָלוֺ‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Jer 50:28; Jer 51:11 with ‎בְּ‎ of adversary, ‎׳‎‎נתן נ‎ Ezek 25:14; Ezek 25:17 ‎׳‎‎עשׂה נ‎ Ezek 25:17 with ‎מִן‎ of adversary ‎׳‎‎נתן נ‎ 2Sam 4:8 ‎׳‎‎עשׂה נ‎ Judg 11:36 ‎נִקְמָֽתְךָ מֵהֶם‎ Jer 11:20; Jer 20:12 with ‎לְ‎ whom ‎׳‎‎נתן נ‎ 2Sam 22:48 = Ps 18:48*.

2. of Israel and its chiefs ‎מן‎ ‎׳‎‎נקם נ‎ Num 31:2 (P); with ‎׳‎‎בְ‎, ‎׳‎‎נתן ני‎ Num 31:3 (P); ‎׳‎‎עשׂה נ‎ Ps 149:7.

3. enemies of Israel absolute Lam 3:60 ‎עשׂה בנקמה‎; Ezek 25:15 of Jeremiah ‎מן‎ ‎׳‎‎לקח מ‎ Jer 20:10.

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