Innocence
נִקָּיוֹןStrong’s H5356niqqavon (niq-qa-von)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Niqqavon is the Hebrew word usually translated “innocence”, “innocence of” and “cleanness of”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.”
Meaning
- Innocencyfreedom from guilt, innocency · freedom from punishment · cleanness of teeth (physical sense)
- Bluntness)
How it's translated
- in innocence 2
- and in innocence of 1
- innocence 1
- cleanness of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 2
- Genesis 1
- Hosea 1
- Amos 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Psalms 26:6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
- Psalms 73:13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
- Hosea 8:5Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
- Amos 4:6And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Hebrew dictionary
נִקָּיוֹן niqqavon · innocence
1) innocency 1a) freedom from guilt, innocency 1b) freedom from punishment 1c) cleanness of teeth (physical sense)
קֵהָיוֹן qehayon · bluntness
bluntness)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.