Negaʻ — H5061

H5061 · Hebrew — נגע

Pronunciation: neh'-gah

Definition

masculine noun

a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress)

  1. stroke, plague, disease, mark, plague spot
    1. stroke, wound
    2. stroke (metaphorical of disease)
    3. mark (of leprosy)

Usually translated as

plague, sore, stroke, stricken, wound, stripe

Origin

from H5060

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Negaʻ occurs 78 times in 62 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (1), Leviticus (46), Deuteronomy (3), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Psalms (4), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N