na.qaph denotes a forceful striking action, shown against skin and forest thickets.

The two attestations show a forceful striking action: skin is affected in Job 19:26, while forest thickets are cut down in Isaiah 10:34. The differing objects show the action in bodily and woodland settings without establishing further distinctions.

1. Forcefully striking an object · dominant

   In Job 19:26, the Piel perfect plural form occurs in the clause about skin; the APB renders the verse, “And after my skin has been struck, yet from my flesh I will see God.” In Isaiah 10:34, the Piel sequential perfect singular form occurs with the cutting down of forest thickets; the APB renders, “He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by a majestic one.”

   Job 19:26Isaiah 10:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as skin being “struck” in Job 19:26 and as forest thickets being “cut down” in Isaiah 10:34. These renderings show the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.