- Original: נכח - Transliteration: Nekach - Phonetic: nay'-kakh - Definition: 1. be in front of adv 2. in front of, opposite to, in the sight of, before, to the front, right on prep 3. towards the front of, in front of, on behalf of, as far as in front of - Origin: from an unused root meaning to be straightforward - TWOT entry: 1365a - Part(s) of speech: - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to be straightforward; properly the fore part; used adverbially opposite: - before over against. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • before, 1 Exodus 14:2