נֵכַח
nechach · opposite
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5226 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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nechach (נֵכַח) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “opposite”.
In front of, opposite.
How to say it
ne·chach
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
- Right in front, facing something, or going on forward.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- opposite it ×1
- straight ahead ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Exodus 14:2
“Speak to the sons of Israel, that they turn back and camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon; opposite it you shall camp, by the sea.
- Ezekiel 46:9
And when the people of the land come in before YHWH at the appointed times, whoever comes in by way of the north gate to bow down shall go out by way of the south gate, and whoever comes in by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate; he shall not return by way of the gate through which he came in, but he shall go out straight ahead.