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whakahekenga

1. (noun) descendant.

He whakahekenga ia nō Ngā Pōtikitaua rāua ko Te Rangiāpitirua, rangatira o Te Āti Awa, i Pukeariki e noho ana (TTR 1994:181). / He was a descendant of Ngā Pōtikitaua and Te Āti Awa chief Te Rangiāpitirua, who were living at Pukeariki.

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2. (noun) migration.

Ā, i muri i te whakahekenga atu ki Papurona, ka whānau tā Hekonia ko Haratiera; tā Haratiera ko Herupapera (PT Matiu 1:12). / And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconi'ah begat She-al'ti-el; and She-al'ti-el begat Zerub'babel.

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Synonyms: nukunuku, hekenga, heketanga, heke


3. (noun) shedding (of tears, blood, etc.), flowing.

Ko te whakahekenga o ngā toto o te Karaiti hei whakautu mō ō hara (THM 1/1/1888:6). / The shedding of the blood of Christ to pay for your sins.

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4. (noun) descent, strike, blow (of an axe, etc.).

I te pātōtōtanga atu i te tatau o te whare, ka huakina e Pāhi, he tamaiti tāne, 15 ngā tau. Kotahi tonu whakahekenga o te toki a tētahi o aua mangumangu mate rawa (TP 1/8/1900:10). / When there was knocking on the door of the house it was opened by Pāhi, a boy who was 15 years old. With just one blow of the axe of one of those blacks and he was dead.

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