נְקִיִּ֛ים
𐤍𐤒𐤉𐤉𐤌
nâqîy
free
Innocent, free from guilt or responsibility for wrongdoing, not subject to penalty or punishment. The term denotes absence of legal or moral culpability, and is applied to people, blood (in contexts of not being responsible for another's death), or land (not being polluted by bloodshed). Also used for one liberated from obligation or penalty. Semantic range includes innocent, guiltless, exempt, clear (of charge), and free (from penalty).
Numbers 32:22 · Word #8
Lexicon H5355
| Lemma | נָקִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤒𐤉 |
| Transliteration | nâqîy |
| Strong's | H5355 |
| Definition | Innocent, free from guilt or responsibility for wrongdoing, not subject to penalty or punishment. The term denotes absence of legal or moral culpability, and is applied to people, blood (in contexts of not being responsible for another's death), or land (not being polluted by bloodshed). Also used for one liberated from obligation or penalty. Semantic range includes innocent, guiltless, exempt, clear (of charge), and free (from penalty). |
Morphology HAampa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | free |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5355-05
guiltless ones
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, masculine plural, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the root idea of being clean or free from guilt (נקה) and preserves the masculine plural morphology by using the plural substantive form “ones.” It conveys the state of being free from legal or moral culpability. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
innocent ones
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "guiltless ones". |