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נִקָּיוֹן

nikayon · innocence, cleanness

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5356 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

nikayon (נִקָּיוֹן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “innocence, cleanness”.

Cleanness, innocence. "Clean hands": having done nothing wrong.

How to say it

ni·ka·yon

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. Being free of any guilt.
  2. "Teeth with nothing on them": having nothing to eat.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • innocence ×4
  • cleanness ×1

Where it appears

  • Genesis 20:5

    Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, she too said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and in the innocence of my hands I have done this.”

  • Psalms 26:6

    I will wash in innocence my hands, and go around your altar, YHWH,

  • Psalms 73:13

    Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart and washed my palms in innocence.

  • Hosea 8:5

    He has rejected your calf, Samaria; my anger burns against them; how long will they not be capable of innocence?

  • Amos 4:6

    And I also gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places; yet you did not return to me, declares YHWH.