hebrew #5226 - נֵכַח nekach (before)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance before, over against From an unused root meaning to be straightforward; properly, the fore part; used adverbially, opposite -- before, over against. Englishman's Concordance 1) be in front of 2) in front of, opposite to, in the sight of, before, to the front, right on 3) towards the front of, in front of, on behalf of, as far as in front of Part of Speech: substantive A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to be straightforward Same Word by TWOT Number: 1365a Brown-Driver-Briggsנֹ֫כַחsubstantivefront, always in preposition or adverb phrases, with suffix נִכְחוֺExodus 14:2; Ezekiel 46:9: — 1 as adverb accusative in front of, opposite to, Exodus 14:2נִכְחוֺתַּחֲנוּ, Exodus 26:35 the candlestick נֹכַח הַשֻּׁלְחָן, Exodus 40:24, Joshua 18:17 (in the "" Joshua 15:7, נֹכַח לְ: see לְ5c), 1 Kings 20:29וַיַּחֲנוּ אֵלֶּה נֹכַח אֵלֶּה, 1 Kings 22:35 (=2 Chronicles 18:34), Esther 5:1 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 46:9 Qr כִּי נִכְחוֺ יֵצֵא shall go out in front of himself, i.e. straightforward; compare נֶגְדּוֺ, נֶגֶד 1a (b). Figurative Proverbs 5:21דַּרְכֵי אִישׁ׳כִּי נֹכַח עֵינֵי יin the sight of ׳יs eyes are, etc., Judges 18:6דַּרְכְּכֶם׳נֹכַח יbefore׳י is your way, i.e. under his eye and favourable regard. In the phrase נֹכַח מְּנֵי, Jeremiah 17:16מוֺצָא שְׂפָתַינֹכַח מָּנֶיךָ הָיָה was before thy face, Lamentations 2:19; Ezekiel 14:3מִכְשׁוֺל עֲוֺנָם נָָֽתְנוּ נֹכַח מְּנֵיהֶם (i.e. they contemplate it with pleasure), Ezekiel 14:4; Ezekiel 14:7. 2combined with prepositions: — a.אֶלנֹֿכַח, Numbers 19:4פני אהל׳מועד וְהִזָּה אלנֿ and sprinkle it towards the front of, etc. b.׃לְֹנכַח (a) as adverbProverbs 4:25יביטו׳עיניך לנ let thine eyes look to the front or right on ("" ועפיךיַישִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ); (b) as prepositionGenesis 30:38לְֹנכַח הַצּאֹןin front of the flocks Genesis 25:21וַיֶּעְתַּר ֗֗֗ לְֹנכַח אִשְׁתּוֺin fornt of, i.e. on behalf of (compare pro), his wife; (c) עַדנֹֿכַח, Judges 19:10יְבוּס׳וַיָּבאֹ עַדנֿas fas as in front of Jebus, Judges 20:43; Ezekiel 47:20 (עַדנֹֿכַח לְ). Synonym נֶגֶד, q. v. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 5226. נֵ֫כַח (nekach) — 2 OccurrencesExodus 14:2 Ezekiel 46:9 |