Strong’s H5229 · Hebrew
נְכֹחָה
nᵉkôchâh · nek-o-khaw'
Origin feminine of נָכֹחַ (H5228);
Meaning properly, straightforwardness, i.e. (figuratively) integrity, or (concretely) a truth
In the King James Version equity, right (thing), uprightness.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Isaiah 26:10Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
- Isaiah 30:10Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
- Isaiah 59:14And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
- Amos 3:10For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.