לְ/נָקִ֣י

𐤋/𐤍𐤒𐤉

nâqîy

for the innocent

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).

H5355

Proverbs 1:11 · Word #8

Lexicon H5355

Lemmaנָקִי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤒𐤉
Transliterationnâqîy
Strong'sH5355
DefinitionInnocent, 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 HR/Aamsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasefor the innocent

SIBI-P1 Translation H5355-02

for a guiltless one

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ + adjective, masculine singular absolute.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective נָקִי denotes a masculine singular person who is free from guilt or liability. The prefixed לְ adds the prepositional sense "for/to," and "guiltless" preserves the root idea of being cleared or purged from blame.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

for a guiltless one

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 retains the specificity of the Hebrew adjective and aligns with the SILEX definition; suitable in context.