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

  1. 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 times

Appears 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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