H5358 נָקַם
nâqam — to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish
KJV: avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), [idiom] surely, take vengeance.
Occurs 35 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [נָקַם] vb. avenge, take vengeance
- Qal
- 1 avenge, take vengeance
- 2 entertain revengeful feelings
- Niph.
- 1 avenge oneself
- 2 suffer vengeance
- Piel avenge
- Hoph. be avenged, vengeance be taken
- Hithp. avenge oneself
Where it occurs
- Genesis 4:15 — The LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” The LORD appointed a…
- Genesis 4:24 — If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”
- Exodus 21:20 — “If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.
- Exodus 21:21 — Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.
- Leviticus 19:18 — “‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your…
- Leviticus 26:25 — I will bring a sword upon you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant. You will be gathered together within…
- Numbers 31:2 — “Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
- Deuteronomy 32:43 — Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his…
- Joshua 10:13 — The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn’t this written…
- Judges 15:7 — Samson said to them, “If you behave like this, surely I will take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.”