היכה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־כ־ה (n-k-h)

From the root נ־כ־ה (n-k-).

Verb

היכה / הִכָּה (hiká) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction)

  1. To hit, to strike.
    • Psalms 135:8:
      הִכָּה בְּכוֹרֵי מִצְרָיִם מֵאָדָם עַד־בְּהֵמָה׃
      hiká b'khoréi mitsráyim me'adám ád-b'hemá:
      Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
    • אפרת גוש, לראות את האור
      ובתוך האדמה המדממת רגלי ננעצו, היכו שורשים

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