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nāqam נָקַם ‘to avenge’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

nāqam v
1) to avenge, take vengeance, revenge, avenge oneself, be avenged, be punished
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to avenge, take vengeance
  1a2) to entertain revengeful feelings
 1b) (Niphal)
  1b1) to avenge oneself
  1b2) to suffer vengeance
 1c) (Piel) to avenge
 1d) (Hophal) to be avenged, vengeance be taken (for blood)
 1e) (Hithpael) to avenge oneself

Mentioned in Genesis 4:15, 4:24 Exodus 21:20, 21:21 Codex Leviticus 19:18, 26:25 Numbers 31:2 Deuteronomy 32:43 Joshua 10:13 Judges 16:28, 15:7 1 Samuel 14:24, 18:25, 24:13 2 Kings 9:7 Isaiah 1:24 Jeremiah 46:10, 15:15, 5:9, 5:29, 9:8, 51:36, 50:15 Ezekiel 25:12, 25:15, 24:8 Nahum 1:2 Psalms 8:3, 44:17, 99:8 Esther 8:13

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