# נָקַם (naqam) Israeli respelling: na-qam. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H5358. 31 Old Testament occurrences. to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish King James renderings: avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), [idiom] surely, take vengeance. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/naqam-h5358 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 4:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/4/15) — And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain,… - [Genesis 4:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/4/24) — If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. - [Exodus 21:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/21/20) — And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. - [Exodus 21:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/21/21) — Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money. - [Leviticus 19:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/19/18) — Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. - [Leviticus 26:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/26/25) — And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I wi… - [Numbers 31:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/31/2) — Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. - [Deuteronomy 32:43](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/32/43) — Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and wil… - [Joshua 10:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/10/13) — And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book o… - [Judges 15:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/15/7) — And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. - [Judges 16:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/16/28) — And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, tha… - [1 Samuel 14:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/14/24) — And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until eveni… - [1 Samuel 18:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/18/25) — And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of t… - [1 Samuel 24:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/24/12) — The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. - [2 Kings 9:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/9/7) — And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servan… - [Esther 8:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/8/13) — The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready ag… - [Psalms 8:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/8/2) — Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the av… - [Psalms 44:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/44/16) — For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. - [Psalms 99:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/99/8) — Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. - [Isaiah 1:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/1/24) — Therefore saith the LORD, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemie… - [Jeremiah 5:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/5/9) — Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? - [Jeremiah 5:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/5/29) — Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? - [Jeremiah 9:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/9/9) — Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? - [Jeremiah 15:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/15/15) — O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy… - [Jeremiah 46:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/46/10) — For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, an… - [Jeremiah 50:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/50/15) — Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of t… - [Jeremiah 51:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/51/36) — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs… - [Ezekiel 24:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/24/8) — That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. - [Ezekiel 25:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/25/12) — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and reveng… - [Ezekiel 25:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/25/15) — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for… - [Nahum 1:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nahum/1/2) — God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserve…