Strong's H5352 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: נָקָה (nâqâh)

Pronunciation: naw-kaw'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root

Definition: to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated

KJV Renderings: acquit [idiom] at all, [idiom] altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, [idiom] by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] wholly

Senses

1. to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off
   1. (Qal) to be empty, be clean, be pure
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to be cleaned out, be purged out
      2. to be clean, be free from guilt, be innocent
      3. to be free, be exempt from punishment
      4. to be free, be exempt from obligation
   3. (Piel)
      1. to hold innocent, acquit
      2. to leave unpunished

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