Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
Original word: נֵ֫כַח
Transliteration: nekach
Definition (short): before
Definition (full): the fore part, opposite
Word Origin:
the same as nokach, q.v.
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From an unused root meaning to be straightforward; properly, the fore part; used adverbially, opposite -- before, over against.