Strong's H5355 · Hebrew
נָקִי
nâqîy · /naw-kee'/
Definition
innocent
KJV: blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
Root / derivation: or נָקִיא; (Joel 4:19; Jonah [1:14), from H5352 (נָקָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נָקִי across 42 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
42 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
Exodus2 verses
Deuteronomy6 verses
That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
Deuteronomy 19:13Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Deuteronomy 21:8Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. unto thy people of: Heb. in the midst, etc
Deuteronomy 21:9So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 24:5When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. neither: Heb. not any thing shall pass upon him
Deuteronomy 27:25Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Joshua3 verses
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Joshua 2:19And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
Joshua 2:20And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
2 Samuel2 verses
And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner: blood: Heb. bloods
2 Samuel 14:9And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.
2 Kings2 verses
Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. from: Heb. from mouth to mouth
2 Kings 24:4And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
Job6 verses
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Job 9:23If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
Job 17:8Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
Job 22:19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
Job 22:30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. He shall: or, The innocent shall deliver the island
Job 27:17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Psalms5 verses
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. are: Heb. hide themselves
Psalms 15:5He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalms 24:4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He: Heb. The clean of hands
Psalms 94:21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
Psalms 106:38And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
Proverbs2 verses
Jeremiah6 verses
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these. secret: Heb. digging
Jeremiah 7:6If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
Jeremiah 19:4Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
Jeremiah 22:3Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 22:17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. violence: or, incursion
Jeremiah 26:15But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5355 (nâqîy) mean?
innocent
How many times does H5355 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5355 (נָקִי) appears in 42 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “innocent.”
How is nâqîy translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5355 is rendered as “innocent” (29×), “guiltless” (4×), “blameless” (2×), “innocents” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word נָקִי come from?
or נָקִיא; (Joel 4:19; Jonah [1:14), from H5352 (נָקָה);