Nâgaʻ — H5060

H5060 · Hebrew — נגע

Pronunciation: naw-gah'

Definition

verb

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.)

  1. 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)

Usually translated as

touch, come, draw near, near, reach, bring, cast, join, strike, beat, get up, happen, plague, smite

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nâgaʻ occurs 150 times in 142 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (8), Exodus (6), Leviticus (28), Numbers (9), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (2), Judges (3), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (4), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Esther (9), Job (8), Psalms (8), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (9), Jeremiah (6), Lamentations (3), Ezekiel (3), Daniel (8), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Jonah (1), Micah (1), Haggai (2), Zechariah (2)

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