נָגַע
Strong's H5060
nâgaʻ
/naw-gah'/
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.)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H5060
- Hebrew
- נָגַע
- Transliteration
- nâgaʻ
- Pronunciation
- /naw-gah'/
- KJV Translations
- 14 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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.)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
beat(be able to) bring (down)castcome (nigh)draw near (nigh)get uphappenjoinnearplaguereach (up)smitestriketouch
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of nâgaʻ:
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