nakam · vengeance

What it means

nakam (נָקָם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “vengeance”.

The punishment that does justice for an offense.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Punishment that brings justice; repaying belongs to YHWH.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Leviticus×1
• Deuteronomy×3
• Judges×1
• Psalms×1
• Proverbs×1
• Isaiah×6
• Ezekiel×3
• Micah×1

• Leviticus 26:25

  And I will bring on you a sword that avenges the vengeance of the covenant; and when you gather into your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you will be given into the hand of the enemy.

• Deuteronomy 32:35

  Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot slips; for near is the day of their calamity, and what is prepared for them hurries on.’

• Deuteronomy 32:41

  if I sharpen the lightning of my sword and my hand takes hold of judgment, I will return vengeance to my adversaries and repay those who hate me.

• Deuteronomy 32:43

  Acclaim, nations, his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and he will return vengeance to his adversaries, and make expiation for his land, his people.”

• Judges 16:28

  And Samson called to YHWH and said, “Adonai YHWH, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this time, O Elohim, that I may take one vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes.”

• Psalms 58:10

  The righteous will be glad when he sees vengeance; his feet he will wash in the blood of the wicked.

• Proverbs 6:34

  For jealousy is the fury of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

• Isaiah 34:8

  For it is a day of vengeance for YHWH, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

• Isaiah 35:4

  Say to those who are hasty of heart, “Be strong, do not fear! Look, your Elohim; vengeance will come, the recompense of Elohim; he will come and save you.”

• Isaiah 47:3

  Your nakedness will be uncovered, your reproach also will be seen; I will take vengeance, and I will not meet any human being.”

• Isaiah 59:17

  And he put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as in a robe.

• Isaiah 61:2

  to proclaim the year of favor of YHWH and the day of vengeance of our Elohim, to comfort all who mourn;

• Isaiah 63:4

  For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed had come.

• Ezekiel 24:8

  To bring up fury, to take vengeance, I have put her blood on the bare rock, so that it may not be covered.

• Ezekiel 25:12

  Thus says Adonai YHWH: Because Edom acted by taking vengeance on the house of Judah, and they became very guilty and took vengeance on them,

• Ezekiel 25:15

  Thus says Adonai YHWH: Because the Philistines acted with vengeance and took vengeance with contempt of soul to destroy, with eternal enmity,

• Micah 5:15

  And I will execute in anger and in fury vengeance on the nations that did not listen.”