נָגַע
na.gaVerbH5060
to touch
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
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.)
Full Lexicon Entry
- to touch, reach, strike 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to touch 1a2) to strike 1a3) to reach, extend to 1a4) to be stricken 1a4a) stricken (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated 1c) (Piel) to strike 1d) (Pual) to be stricken (by disease) 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive 1e1) to cause to touch, apply 1e2) to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come 1e3) to approach (of time) 1e4) to befall (of fate)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
135 timesAppears 135 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Leviticus
26
Esther
9
Isaiah
9
Numbers
9
Daniel
8
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 16:22
- Ecclesiastes 8:14
- Haggai 2:13
- Job 6:7
- Leviticus 22:6
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