5355. naqiy

Lexicon

naqiy: Innocent, clean, free from guilt

Original Word: נָקִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: naqiy
Pronunciation: naw-kee'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-kee')
Definition: Innocent, clean, free from guilt
Meaning: innocent

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent

Or naqiyi (Joel 'eb: 'ibchah; Jonah 'ab: 'abah), {naw-kee'}; from naqah; innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.

see HEBREW 'eb

see HEBREW 'ibchah

see HEBREW 'ab

see HEBREW 'abah

see HEBREW naqah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נָקִי adjective clean, free from, exempt; — ׳נ Genesis 24:41 31t.; construct נְקִי Psalm 24:4; plural נְקִיִּים Jeremiah 2:34; נְקִיִּם Genesis 44:10 6t.; —

1 free from guilt, clean, innocent, "" נָקִי וְצַדִּיק ׃צַדִּיק Exodus 23:7 (E), נָקִי: innocent person Job 4:7; Job 17:8; Job 22:19,30; Job 27:17; Psalm 10:8; Psalm 15:5; Proverbs 1:11; נקיים Job 9:23; דם נקי innocent blood, first used in D, Deuteronomy 19:10; Deuteronomy 27:25; 1 Samuel 19:5; 2 Kings 21:16; 2 Kings 24:4; Psalm 94:2; Psalm 106:38; Proverbs 6:17; Isaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 22:3; Jeremiah 26:15; דם חנקי Deuteronomy 19:13; 2 Kings 24:4; Jeremiah 22:17; הדם הנקי Deuteronomy 21:9; דם נקיים Jeremiah 19:4; נָקִיִ מִדְּמֵי 2 Samuel 3:28 ( + ׳מֵעִם י); נְקִי כַמַּיִם Psalm 24:4; אביונים נקיים Jeremiah 2:34.

2 free from punishment Exodus 21:28 (E) 2 Samuel 14:9.

3 free, exempt from obligations Genesis 44:10 (J); from service in war Numbers 32:22 (P; + מִן person, see מִן 2d), Deuteronomy 24:5; 1 Kings 15:22 (compare Arabic and Wetzst^{ZMG xxii (1868), 129}); with מן, from oaths Genesis 24:41 (J) Joshua 2:17,19,20 (JE).

נָקִיא adjective innocent; — דָּם נָקִיא innocent blood Joel 4:19; Jonah 1:14 (both Kt; Qr נָקִי).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָקָה (nakah), which means to be clean or free from guilt.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G121 (ἀθῷος, athoios) • Innocent, not guilty.
• G228 (ἀληθής, alethes) • True, truthful, real.
• G273 (ἄμεμπτος, amemptos) • Blameless, without fault.
• G338 (ἀναίτιος, anaitios) • Guiltless, innocent.
• G1342 (δίκαιος, dikaios) • Righteous, just, innocent.
• G2513 (καθαρός, katharos) • Clean, pure, innocent.

These Greek terms reflect similar concepts of innocence, purity, and righteousness found in the Hebrew term נָקִי, emphasizing the continuity of these moral and ethical ideals across the biblical texts.

Usage: The term נָקִי is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a state of being free from guilt or punishment. It often refers to individuals who are considered innocent in a legal or moral sense.

Context: • The Hebrew word נָקִי (naqi) is used to denote innocence or the state of being free from guilt. It is often employed in legal contexts, where it describes someone who is not liable for punishment due to a lack of wrongdoing. The term can also be used in a broader moral sense, indicating purity or blamelessness.
• In the Old Testament, נָקִי appears in various contexts, such as in legal judgments, where it is crucial to distinguish between the guilty and the innocent. For example, in Exodus 23:7, the text warns against killing the innocent and righteous: "Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, for I will not acquit the guilty."
• The concept of innocence is significant in the Hebrew Bible, as it underscores the importance of justice and righteousness. The innocent are often contrasted with the wicked, highlighting the moral and ethical standards expected of the community.
• The term is also used in prayers and supplications, where individuals plead their innocence before God, seeking vindication and protection from false accusations or unjust treatment.

Forms and Transliterations

הַנָּקִ֖י הַנָּקִ֛י הַנָּקִי֙ הנקי וְ֝נָקִ֗י וְנָקִ֤י ונקי לְנָקִ֣י לנקי נְקִ֥י נְקִיִּ֑ים נְקִיִּ֑ם נְקִיִּ֔ם נְקִיִּ֛ים נְקִיִּ֣ם נְקִיִּֽם׃ נָקִ֑י נָקִ֑יא נָקִ֔י נָקִ֖י נָקִ֖יא נָקִ֗י נָקִ֜י נָקִ֞י נָקִ֡י נָקִ֣י נָקִ֥י נָקִ֨י נָקִֽי׃ נקי נקי׃ נקיא נקיים נקים נקים׃ han·nā·qî hannaKi hannāqî lə·nā·qî lenaKi lənāqî nā·qî naKi nāqî nə·qî nə·qî·yim nə·qî·yîm neKi nekiYim nəqî nəqîyim nəqîyîm venaKi wə·nā·qî wənāqî

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 24:41
HEB: לָ֔ךְ וְהָיִ֥יתָ נָקִ֖י מֵאָלָתִֽי׃
NAS: they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.'
KJV: and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.
INT: give become will be free my oath

Genesis 44:10
HEB: וְאַתֶּ֖ם תִּהְי֥וּ נְקִיִּֽם׃
NAS: shall be my slave, and [the rest of] you shall be innocent.
KJV: shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
INT: you become shall be innocent

Exodus 21:28
HEB: וּבַ֥עַל הַשּׁ֖וֹר נָקִֽי׃
NAS: of the ox shall go unpunished.
KJV: of the ox [shall be] quit.
INT: the owner of the ox shall go

Exodus 23:7
HEB: שֶׁ֖קֶר תִּרְחָ֑ק וְנָקִ֤י וְצַדִּיק֙ אַֽל־
NAS: and do not kill the innocent or the righteous,
KJV: matter; and the innocent and righteous
INT: A false Keep the innocent the righteous not

Numbers 32:22
HEB: תָּשֻׁ֔בוּ וִהְיִיתֶ֧ם נְקִיִּ֛ים מֵיְהוָ֖ה וּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
NAS: you shall return and be free of obligation toward
KJV: ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD,
INT: shall return become and be free the LORD Israel

Deuteronomy 19:10
HEB: יִשָּׁפֵךְ֙ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֔י בְּקֶ֣רֶב אַרְצְךָ֔
NAS: So innocent blood will not be shed
KJV: That innocent blood be not shed
INT: will not be shed blood innocent the midst of your land

Deuteronomy 19:13
HEB: וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֧ דַֽם־ הַנָּקִ֛י מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְט֥וֹב
NAS: the blood of the innocent from Israel,
KJV: him, but thou shalt put away [the guilt of] innocent blood
INT: shall purge the blood of the innocent Israel good

Deuteronomy 21:8
HEB: תִּתֵּן֙ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֔י בְּקֶ֖רֶב עַמְּךָ֣
NAS: the guilt of innocent blood
KJV: and lay not innocent blood
INT: place the guilt of innocent the midst of your people

Deuteronomy 21:9
HEB: תְּבַעֵ֛ר הַדָּ֥ם הַנָּקִ֖י מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־
NAS: the guilt of innocent blood
KJV: So shalt thou put away the [guilt of] innocent blood
INT: shall remove the guilt of innocent your midst when

Deuteronomy 24:5
HEB: לְכָל־ דָּבָ֑ר נָקִ֞י יִהְיֶ֤ה לְבֵיתוֹ֙
NAS: duty; he shall be free at home
KJV: with any business: [but] he shall be free at home
INT: any duty shall be free become home

Deuteronomy 27:25
HEB: נֶ֖פֶשׁ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֑י וְאָמַ֥ר כָּל־
NAS: to strike down an innocent person.'
KJV: to slay an innocent person.
INT: any bloodshed an innocent shall say all manner

Joshua 2:17
HEB: אֵלֶ֖יהָ הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים נְקִיִּ֣ם אֲנַ֔חְנוּ מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְ
NAS: said to her, We [shall be] free from this
KJV: said unto her, We [will be] blameless of this thine oath
INT: about the men to her We free we oath

Joshua 2:19
HEB: בְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ נְקִיִּ֑ם וְ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר
NAS: [shall be] on his own head, and we [shall be] free; but anyone
KJV: [shall be] upon his head, and we [will be] guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house,
INT: head we free anyone who

Joshua 2:20
HEB: זֶ֑ה וְהָיִ֣ינוּ נְקִיִּ֔ם מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath
KJV: this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath
INT: this become shall be free the oath which

1 Samuel 19:5
HEB: תֶֽחֱטָא֙ בְּדָ֣ם נָקִ֔י לְהָמִ֥ית אֶת־
NAS: then will you sin against innocent blood
KJV: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood,
INT: sin blood innocent putting David

2 Samuel 3:28
HEB: כֵ֔ן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָקִ֨י אָנֹכִ֧י וּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛י
NAS: I and my kingdom are innocent before
KJV: I and my kingdom [are] guiltless before the LORD
INT: after that said are innocent I kingdom

2 Samuel 14:9
HEB: וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְכִסְא֖וֹ נָקִֽי׃ ס
NAS: and his throne are guiltless.
KJV: and his throne [be] guiltless.
INT: the king and his throne are guiltless

1 Kings 15:22
HEB: יְהוּדָה֙ אֵ֣ין נָקִ֔י וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־
NAS: none was exempt-- and they carried
KJV: throughout all Judah; none [was] exempted: and they took
INT: Judah else was exempt took the stones

2 Kings 21:16
HEB: וְגַם֩ דָּ֨ם נָקִ֜י שָׁפַ֤ךְ מְנַשֶּׁה֙
NAS: very much innocent blood until
KJV: shed innocent blood
INT: Moreover blood innocent shed Manasseh

2 Kings 24:4
HEB: וְגַ֤ם דַּֽם־ הַנָּקִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁפָ֔ךְ
NAS: and also for the innocent blood which
KJV: And also for the innocent blood
INT: and also blood the innocent which shed

2 Kings 24:4
HEB: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם דָּ֣ם נָקִ֑י וְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֥ה
NAS: Jerusalem with innocent blood;
KJV: Jerusalem with innocent blood;
INT: Jerusalem blood innocent not would

Job 4:7
HEB: מִ֤י ה֣וּא נָקִ֣י אָבָ֑ד וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה
NAS: [ever] perished being innocent? Or where
KJV: I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? or where
INT: who he blameless perished what manner

Job 9:23
HEB: פִּתְאֹ֑ם לְמַסַּ֖ת נְקִיִּ֣ם יִלְעָֽג׃
NAS: He mocks the despair of the innocent.
KJV: at the trial of the innocent.
INT: suddenly the despair of the innocent mocks

Job 17:8
HEB: עַל־ זֹ֑את וְ֝נָקִ֗י עַל־ חָנֵ֥ף
NAS: at this, And the innocent will stir
KJV: [men] shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up
INT: against likewise and the innocent against the godless

Job 22:19
HEB: צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג־ לָֽמוֹ׃
NAS: and are glad, And the innocent mock
KJV: [it], and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
INT: the righteous glad and the innocent mock

43 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5355
43 Occurrences

han·nā·qî — 4 Occ.
lə·nā·qî — 1 Occ.
nā·qî — 26 Occ.
nə·qî — 1 Occ.
nə·qî·yim — 8 Occ.
wə·nā·qî — 3 Occ.