Nekach means “before” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G5226 — hypeiko (“submit self”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H5226 נֵכַח (nekach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nekach (nay'-kakh) adj. 1. (properly) the fore part 2. used adverbially, opposite It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include way, gate, before, encamp, and sea. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
nekach (nay'-kakh) adj. 1. (properly) the fore part 2. used adverbially, opposite [from an unused root meaning to be straightforward] KJV: before, over against.
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5226. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
before
Usage: subst 1) be in front of adv 2) in front of, opposite to, in the sight of, before, to the front, right on prep 3) towards the front of, in front of, on behalf of, as far as in front of
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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2 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5226.
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5226, grouped by book.
Nekach (Strong's H5226) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "before". nekach (nay'-kakh) adj. 1. (properly) the fore part 2. used adverbially, opposite
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H5226 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5226 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as way, gate, before, encamp, sea, and over. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
