Naqam means “punish” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G5358 — philagathos (“love of good men”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H5358 נָקַם (naqam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. naqam (naw-kam') v. 1. to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish [a primitive root] It has 31 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include avenge, take, punished, vengeance, and revenge. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
naqam (naw-kam') v. 1. to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish [a primitive root] KJV: avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), X surely, take vengeance.
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5358. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to avenge
Usage: 1) to avenge, take vengeance, revenge, avenge oneself, be avenged, be punished 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to avenge, take vengeance 1a2) to entertain revengeful feelings 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to avenge oneself 1b2) to suffer vengeance 1c) (Piel) to avenge 1d) (Hophal) to be avenged, vengeance be taken (for blood) 1e) (Hithpael) to avenge oneself
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render naqam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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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31 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5358.
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
Therefore saith the LORD, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.
For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5358, grouped by book.
Naqam (Strong's H5358) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "punish". naqam (naw-kam') v. 1. to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish [a primitive root]
This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's H5358 across 15 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5358 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as avenge, take, punished, vengeance, revenge, and avenged. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.