פָּגַע
pa.ga
“to fall on”
Definition
to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
a primitive root;
- to encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to meet, light upon, join 1a2) to meet (of kindness) 1a3) to encounter, fall upon (of hostility) 1a4) to encounter, entreat (of request) 1a5) to strike, touch (of boundary) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to light upon 1b2) to cause to entreat 1b3) to make entreaty, interpose 1b4) to make attack 1b5) to reach the mark
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
פָּגַע appears 41 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.
So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!”And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
Your nakedness will be uncoveredand your shame will be exposed.I will take vengeance;I will spare no one.”
If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.
The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
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