Lexicon :: Strong's H5060 - nāḡaʿ

נָגַע

Transliteration

nāḡaʿ

Pronunciation

naw-gah'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1293

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

נָגַע nâgaʻ, naw-gah'; a primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.):—beat, (× be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 150x

The KJV translates Strong's H5060 in the following manner: touch (92x), came (18x), reach (11x), bring (4x), near (4x), smite (4x), nigh (3x), plagued (3x), happeneth (2x), strike (2x), beaten (1x), cast (1x), reach up (1x), brought down (1x), join (1x), laid (1x), get up.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 150x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to touch, reach, strike
1. (Qal)
  1. to touch
  2. to strike
  3. to reach, extend to
  4. to be stricken
    1. stricken (participle)
2. (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated
3. (Piel) to strike
4. (Pual) to be stricken (by disease)
5. (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive
  1. to cause to touch, apply
  2. to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come
  3. to approach (of time)
  4. to befall (of fate)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5060: Abbreviations

נָגַע ₁₅₀ verb touch, reach, strike (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic is agree with one (of food), produce effect; Aramaic נְגַע Ithpa. be struck (that is, with leprosy), compare Pi. below); —
Qal Perfect נ׳ Genesis 32:33 +; נָֽגְעָה Judges 20:41 +; 1st person plural suffix נְנַעֲנוּךָ Genesis 26:29; Imperfect יִגַּע Leviticus 5:3 +; וַיִּגַּע Genesis 32:26 +, etc.; Imperative גַּע Psalm 144:5 + 2 times; Infinitive construct נְגֹעַ, לִנְגּוֺעַ Genesis 20:6 + 3 times; גַּ֫עַת 2 Samuel 14:10; Ezekiel 17:10; suffix נָגְעֵךְ Ruth 2:9 etc.; Participle active נֹגֵעַ 1 Kings 19:5 +; נֹגְעִים Jeremiah 12:14; feminine נֹגַ֫עַת Numbers 19:22 + 2 times; plural נֹגְעֹת 1 Kings 6:27; passive נָגוּעַ Psalm 73:14; Isaiah 53:4; —

a. touch, usually followed by בְּ Genesis 3:3 (J), Genesis 32:25; Genesis 32:33; Exodus 19:12 (twice in verse); Exodus 19:13 (all E), Exodus 29:37; Exodus 30:20 (P), Leviticus 5:2, 3 + 25 times Leviticus; Numbers 16:26 + 7 times Numbers (P) + Numbers 19:22 (no בְּ or object), Deuteronomy 14:8; Judges 6:21; 2 Samuel 23:7; 1 Kings 6:27 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 19:5, 7; 2 Kings 13:21; Esther 5:2; Daniel 8:5, 18; Lamentations 4:14; followed by אֶלֿ Haggai 2:12; Numbers 4:15; 1 Kings 6:27; Daniel 9:21, compare Hosea 4:2; followed by עַל־פֶּה Isaiah 6:7; עַלשָֿׂפָה Daniel 10:16; compare accusative Isaiah 52:11; absolute (no object expressed) Job 6:7; Lamentations 4:15.

b. of י׳ touching earth, mountains, etc., followed by בְּ Amos 9:5; Psalm 104:32; Psalm 144:5; figurative of י׳ touching the heart, followed by בְּ 1 Samuel 10:26.

2. nearly = strike, passive stricken, Psalm 73:14; Isaiah 53:4 || מֻכֶּה), of wind Job 1:19; Ezekiel 17:10; of divine chastisement 1 Samuel 6:9; Job 1:11; Job 19:21; followed by אֶל Job 2:5.

3. touch = harm, followed by. בְּ, Genesis 26:11 (J), Joshua 9:19; 2 Samuel 14:10; 1 Chronicles 16:22 || הָרֵעַ) = Psalm 105:15; Jeremiah 12:14; Zechariah 2:12 (twice in verse); followed by. אֶלֿ Genesis 20:6 (touch a woman), so Proverbs 6:29 (followed by בְּ); followed by. accusative Genesis 26:29 (J, suffix), so Ruth 2:9; see also Job 5:19 (subject רַע, followed by בְּ), Judges 20:34, 41 (both subject רָעָה, followed by עַלֿ).

4. reach, extend to, 2 Samuel 5:8, followed by בְּ (but corrupt see Dr HPS); in metaphor, followed by עַד, of vine Isaiah 16:8; Jeremiah 48:32; of sword Jeremiah 4:10, compare Jeremiah 4:18; of chastisement Micah 1:9, compare Job 4:5 (|| בּוֺא אֶלֿ); also (followed by אֶל) Jeremiah 51:9; = come, followed by אֶלֿ Jonah 3:6; arrive (of time), absolute Ezra 3:1; Nehemiah 7:73.

† Niph. Imperfect וַיִּנָֽגְעוּ Joshua 8:15 be stricken, defeated (in battle), i.e. feign to be so, but read probably וַיִֹנָּֽגְפוּ, see נגף Niph..
† Pi. Perfect suffix נִגְּעוֺ 2 Chronicles 26:20 strike (with leprosy, 2 accusative), subject י׳; so Imperfect וַיְנַגַּע 2 Kings 15:5; Genesis 12:17 (subject י׳; accusative of person + accusative of cognate meaning).
† Pu. Imperfect יְנֻגָּע֑וּ be sticken by diseases (?; compare Pi. and נֶגַע 2. 3. especially 2 Samuel 7:14) Psalm 73:5.
† Hiph. Perfect הִגִּיעַ Isaiah 25:12 + 6 times; 2nd person feminine singular הִגַּ֫עַתְּ Esther 4:14; 1st person singular suffix וְהִגַּעְתִּ֫יהוּ Ezekiel 13:14, etc.; Imperfect יַגִּיעַ Isaiah 8:8 + 3 times; וַיַּגַּע Isaiah 6:7; Jeremiah 1:9, etc.; Infinitive construct הַגִּיעַ Esther 2:12, 15; Participle מַגִּיעַ Genesis 28:12 +; feminine מַגַּ֫עַת 2 Chronicles 3:11; — cause to touch; reach, approach, arrive:

1. cause to touch, apply, Exodus 12:22) (J E; מִדָּם, אֶלֿ); cause to touch (compare עַד עָפָר, לָאָרֶץ), i.e. bring to ground, Isaiah 25:5, 12, compare Lamentations 2:2; Ezekiel 13:14 (followed by אֶלֿ), Exodus 4:25 (J; followed by לְרַגְלָיו); followed by עַל־פֶּה Isaiah 6:7; Jeremiah 1:9; followed by בְּ Isaiah 5:8.

2. intransitive reach, extend, Genesis 28:12 (followed by ָ ה locative); followed by אֶלֿ Zechariah 14:5, followed by עַד Isaiah 8:8; compare תַּגּ׳ יָדוֺ דֵּי שֶׂה Leviticus 5:7 if his hand do not reach enough for a lamb (i.e. he be not able to furnish a lamb); followed by לְ Job 20:6 (hyperbole) 2 Chronicles 3:11 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 3:12; followed by עַד לְ 2 Chronicles 28:9; attain, followed by לְ Esther 4:14, arrive, come, followed by accusative of location Isaiah 30:4; Esther 4:3; Esther 8:17, followed by לְ (of time) Daniel 12:12, followed by אֶלֿ 1 Samuel 14:9, followed by עַדֿ Psalm 107:18, absolute Esther 6:14; followed by אֵצֶל Daniel 8:7.

3. approach, of time, absolute Ecclesiastes 12:1; Songs 2:12; Ezekiel 7:12 (|| בּוֺא); see also Esther 9:1 (followed by Infinitive), compare Esther 2:12, 15; Psalm 88:4 (followed by לְ).

4. of fate or lot, = befal, followed by אֶלֿ Esther 9:26; Ecclesiastes 8:14 (twice in verse); Psalm 32:6.

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