וְ/נַקֵּה֙
𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤄
nâqâh
and-clearing
To be clean, free from guilt, or innocent; to be exempt or cleared from obligation, punishment, or contamination. Also, to leave unpunished or be acquitted in a judicial sense. In negative constructions, to not be exempt or to be held guilty or subject to penalty. The verb encompasses both the literal sense of being physically clean or emptied, and the figurative sense of moral or legal innocence, clearance from blame, or release from punishment.
Numbers 14:18 · Word #9
Lexicon H5352
| Lemma | נָקָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤒𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâqâh |
| Strong's | H5352 |
| Definition | To be clean, free from guilt, or innocent; to be exempt or cleared from obligation, punishment, or contamination. Also, to leave unpunished or be acquitted in a judicial sense. In negative constructions, to not be exempt or to be held guilty or subject to penalty. The verb encompasses both the literal sense of being physically clean or emptied, and the figurative sense of moral or legal innocence, clearance from blame, or release from punishment. |
Morphology HC/Vpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | a — Infinitive Absolute — Emphasizes the verb |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-clearing |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5352-12
and declaring clean
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative), infinitive absolute, prefixed with conjunction וְ (“and”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys an intensive or causative sense, meaning to declare or treat as clean or guiltless. The infinitive absolute expresses the verbal action itself, here rendered as an active verbal form preserving the causative force. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and to clean
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "and declaring clean". |