Strong’s definition
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
KJV gloss list in the source
beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
Source pronunciation notation: naw-kaw'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root;
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