נקט v. קוט .
•[נָקַם S 5358 TWOT 1413 GK 5933 ] vb. avenge, take vengeance (Ecclus 46 1 e
להנקם נקמי אויב (Niph. + acc. cogn .); נקם n. also 12:6 ( cf. Dt 32:4 1), 39:30; 48:7; NH נָקַם especially in deriv.; Aramaic נְקַם (rare), ܢܩܰܡ ( nqam ) in der. species; Arabic نَقَمَ ( naqama ) take vengeance ( عَلَ ( ˓ala ) upon ), Lane 3037; cf. Ethiopic
˜˜ ( qim ) Di 458 vindictae studium, ultionis cupido; Assyrian iḳḳimu , vengeance, requital , is poss. from √ אקם Jäger BAS ii. 279) ;— Qal Pf. 3 ms. sf. נְקָמַ˜נִי 1 S 24:13 ; Impf. יִקֹּום Dt 32:4 3; יִקֹּם Jos 10:1 3; 2 ms. תִּקֹּם Lv 19:1 8; Inf. abs. נָקֹם Ex 21:2 0; cstr. נְקֹם Ez 24: 8; 25:12 ; Imv. נְקֹם Nu 31: 2; Pt. נֹקֵם Na 1:2 + 3 times; f. נֹקֶ˜מֶת Lv 26:2 5;— 1. avenge, take vengeance: a. God subj. דַּם עֲבָדָיו יִקֹּום Dt 32:43 the blood of his servants he avengeth (against those who slew them) ( + 1 K 2:5 Ö L Kl o); נ׳ abs. Na 1:2 (×2) c. לְ (agst. Nineveh) Na 1:2 ; נ׳ נָקָם (agst. Jerus. ) Ez 24:8 ; עַל־עֲלִילֹותָם on their doings (his people’s) ψ 99:8 ; נ׳ נְקַם בְּרִית Lv 26:25 ( H ) the vengeance of the covenant (against those who break it); נְקָמַנִי , 1 S 24:13 , c. :מִן of pers. from whom vengeance is taken ( cp. Je 20:1 0). b. Israel and its leaders against their enemies , נ׳ נקמה c. מִן against whom Nu 31:2 ( P ); c. acc. יִקֹּם אֹיְבָיו Jos 10:13 (poem). c. Edom against Judah נ׳ נקם לְּ Ez 25:1 2. d. in administration of justice agst. murder Ex 21:20 ( E ). 2. entertain revengeful feelings ( opp. אהב ) against neighbour forbidden Lv 19:18 ( H ).
Niph.
Pf.
1 s.
נִקַּ˜מְתִּי
Ju 15:7 1 S 14:2
4;
3
mpl.
נִקְּמוּ
Ez 25:1
2;
Impf.
יִנָּקֵם
Ex 21:2
0;
1
s.
אִנָּֽקְמָה
Ju 16:28 Is 1:2
4;
3
mpl.
יִנָּֽקְמוּ
Ez 25:15
;
Inf.
הִנָּקֵם
Je 46:10
+
2 times;
Imv.
הִנָּֽקֶם
Je 15:1
5;
pl.
הִנָּֽקְמוּ
Je 50:15
:—
1.
avenge oneself
,
a.
י׳
subj.
c.
מִן
of adversary
Is 1:24 Je 46:1
0;
c.
מִן
advers.,
לְ
for whom
Je 15:15
;
c.
בְּ
adversary
Je 50:15
.
b.
of Israel and champions
c.
מִן
Ju 16:28 1 S 14:24 Est 8:1
3;
c.
בְּ
Ju 15:7 1 S 18:2
5.
c.
of enemies against Israel
נ׳ נקם
Ez 25:1
5;
c.
בְּ
Ez 25:1
2.
2.
suffer vengeance
(of law against murder)
Ex 21:20
(
E
).
Piel
Pf.
1 s.
נִקַּ˜מְתִּי
2 K 9:7 Je 51:3
6;—
avenge
,
י׳
subj.
דָּמִים מיד
2 K 9:7
blood at hands of;
נ׳ נִקְמָתֵךָ
Je 51:36
take vengeance for thee
.
Hoph.
Impf.
יֻקַּם
Gn 4:24 Ex 21:2
1,
יֻקָּ˜ם
Gn 4:15
be avenged, vengeance be taken
(for blood).
BAS Beiträge zur Assyriologie u. Semit. Sprachwissenschaft , edd. Dl. & Hpt. Jerus. Jerusalem.