Lexicon
נָכֵה
na.kheh
H5223
H:A Hebrew

crippled

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na.kheh describes a person impaired in the feet, and in one verse qualifies a person as impaired in spirit.

The attested use chiefly describes a son of Jonathan as impaired in both feet; Isaiah 66:2 extends the description to one who is afflicted and impaired in spirit.

Senses in use

  1. Impaired in both feet · dominant

    In 2 Samuel 4:4, the masculine singular construct form describes Jonathan's son after he fell while being carried away; the APB renders him as “lame in both feet.” In 2 Samuel 9:3, the same form identifies the remaining son of Jonathan as “crippled in both feet.”

  2. Afflicted in spirit · occasional

    In Isaiah 66:2, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the phrase describing the person to whom the LORD will look; the APB renders the phrase “the afflicted and crippled in spirit.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “lame” and “crippled” for the clauses about both feet, and “crippled in spirit” in Isaiah 66:2. These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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