A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
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נָכֵא
H5218 · nâkêʼ · naw-kay' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted
KJV usage
broken, stricken, wounded.
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Mapped occurrences
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.