◄ 5060. naga ►
Lexical Summary
naga: to touch, reach, strike
Original Word: נָגַע
Transliteration: naga
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-gah')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to touch, reach, strike
Meaning: to touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike
Strong's Concordance
beat, be able to bring down, cast, come nigh, draw near nigh, get up, happen, join,

A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphem., to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.) -- beat, (X be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H5060. naga

נָגַע‎ :150 verb touch, reach, strike (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic is agree with one (of food), produce effect; Aramaic נְגַע‎ Ithpa`al be struck (that is, with leprosy), compare Pi`el below); —

Qal Perfect ׳נ‎ Genesis 32:33 +; נָָֽגְעָה‎ Judges 20:41 +; 1 plural suffix נְנַעֲנוּךָ‎ Genesis 26:29; Imperfect יִגַּע‎ Leviticus 5:3 +; וַיִּגַּע‎ Genesis 32:26 +, etc.; Imperative גַּע‎ Psalm 144:5 2t.; Infinitive construct לִנְגּוֺעַ נְגֹעַ,‎ Genesis 20:6 3t.; גַּ֫עַת‎ 2 Samuel 14:10; Ezekiel 17:10; suffix נָגְעֵךְ‎ Ruth 2:9 etc.; Participle active נֹגֵעַ‎ 1 Kings 19:5 +; נֹגְעִים‎ Jeremiah 12:14; feminine נֹגַ֫עַת‎ Numbers 19:22 2t.; plural נֹגְעֹת‎ 1 Kings 6:27; passive נָגוּעַ‎ Psalm 73:14; Isaiah 53:4; —

1. a. touch, usually followed by בְּ‎ Genesis 3:3 (J), 32:25; Genesis 32:33; Exodus 19:12 (twice in verse); 19:13 (all E), 29:37; 30:20 (P), Leviticus 5:2, 325t. Leviticus; Numbers 16:26 7t. Numbers (P) + 19:22 (no בְּ‎ or object), Deuteronomy 14:8; Judges 6:21; 2 Samuel 23:7; 1 Kings 6:27 (twice in verse); 19:5, 7; 2 Kings 13:21; Esther 5:2; Daniel 8:5, 18; Lamentations 4:14; followed by אֶלֿ‎ Haggai 2:12; Numbers 4:15; 1 Kings 6:27; Daniel 9:21, compare Hosea 4:2; compare עַלמֶּֿה‎ Isaiah 6:7; עַלשָֿׂפָה‎ Daniel 10:16; compare accusative Isaiah 52:11; absolute (no object expressed) Job 6:7; Lamentations 4:15.

b. of ׳י‎ touching earth, mountains, etc., followed by בְּ‎ Amos 9:5; Psalm 104:32; 144:5; figurative of ׳י‎ touching the heart, followed by בְּ‎ 1 Samuel 10:26.

2 nearly = strike, passive stricken, Psalm 73:14; Isaiah 53:4 "" מֻכֶּה‎), of wind Job 1:19; Ezekiel 17:10; of divine chastisement 1 Samuel 6:9; Job 1:11; 19:21; followed by אֶל‎ 2:5.

3 touch = harm, followed by. בְּ‎, Genesis 26:11 (J), Joshua 9:19; 2 Samuel 14:10; 1 Chronicles 16:22 "" הָרֵעַ‎) = Psalm 105:15; Jeremiah 12:14; Zechariah 2:12 (twice in verse); followed by. אֶלֿ‎ Genesis 20:6 (touch a woman), so Proverbs 6:29 (followed by בְּ‎); followed by. accusative Genesis 26:29 (J, suffix), so Ruth 2:9; see also Job 5:19 (subject רַע‎, followed by בְּ‎), Judges 20:34, 41 (both subject רָעָה‎, followed by עַלֿ‎).

4 reach, extend to, 2 Samuel 5:8, followed by בְּ‎ (but corrupt see Dr HPS); in metaphor, followed by עַד‎, of vine Isaiah 16:8; Jeremiah 48:32; of sword 4:10, compare 4:18; of chastisement Micah 1:9, compare Job 4:5 ("" אֶלֿ בּוֺא‎); also (followed by אֶל‎) Jeremiah 51:9; = come, followed by אֶלֿ‎ Jonah 3:6; arrive (of time), absolute Ezra 3:1; Nehemiah 7:73.

Niph`al Imperfect וַיִּנָָּֽנְעוּ‎ Joshua 8:15 be stricken, defeated (in battle), i.e. feign to be so, but read probably וַיִּנָָּֽגְפוּ‎, see נגף‎

Niph`al

Pi`el Perfect suffix נִגְּעוֺ‎2 Chronicles 26:20 strike (with leprosy, 2 accusative), subject ׳י‎; so Imperfect וַיְנַגַּע‎ 2 Kings 15:5; Genesis 12:17 (subject ׳י‎; accusative of person + accusative of cognate meaning).

Pu`al Imperfect יְנֻגָּע֑וּ‎ be sticken by diseases (?; compare

Pi`el and נֶגַע‎ 2. 3. especially 2 Samuel 7:14) Psalm 73:5.

Hiph`il Perfect הִגִּיעַ‎ Isaiah 25:12 6t.; 2 feminine singular הִגַּ֫עַתְּ‎ Esther 4:14; 1singular suffix וְהִגַּעְתִּ֫יהוּ‎ Ezekiel 13:14, etc.; Imperfect יַגִּיעַ‎ Isaiah 8:8 3t.; וַיַּגַּע‎ 6:7; Jeremiah 1:9, etc.; Infinitive construct הַגִּיעַ‎ Esther 2:12, 15; Participle מַגִּיעַ‎ Genesis 28:12 +; feminine מַגַּ֫עַת‎2 Chronicles 3:11; — cause to touch; reach, approach, arrive:

1 cause to touch, apply, Exodus 12:22) (J E; אֶלֿ מִדָּם,‎); cause to touch (compare לָאָרֶץ עָפָר, עַד‎), i.e. bring to ground, Isaiah 25:5, 12, compare Lamentations 2:2; Ezekiel 13:14 (followed by אֶלֿ‎), Exodus 4:25 (J; followed by לְרַגְלָיו‎); followed by עַלמֶּֿה‎ Isaiah 6:7; Jeremiah 1:9; followed by בְּ‎ Isaiah 5:8.

2 intransitive reach, extend, Genesis 28:12 (followed by ָ ה‎ locative); followed by אֶלֿ‎ Zechariah 14:5, followed by עַד‎ Isaiah 8:8; compare שֶׂה דֵּי יָדוֺ ׳תַּגּ‎ Leviticus 5:7 if his hand do not reach enough for a lamb (i.e. he be not able to furnish a lamb); followed by לְ‎ Job 20:6 (hyperbole) 2 Chronicles 3:11 (twice in verse); 3:12; followed by לְ עַד‎28:9; attain, followed by לְ‎ Esther 4:14, arrive, come, followed by accusative of location Isaiah 30:4; Esther 4:3; 8:17, followed by לְ‎ (of time) Daniel 12:12, followed by אֶלֿ‎ 1 Samuel 14:9, followed by עַדֿ‎ Psalm 107:18, absolute Esther 6:14; followed by אֵצֶל‎ Daniel 8:7.

3 approach, of time, absolute Ecclesiastes 12:1; Song of Solomon 2:12; Ezekiel 7:12 ("" בּוֺא‎); see also Esther 9:1 (followed by Infinitive), compare 2:12, 15; Psalm 88:4 (followed by לְ‎).

4 of fate or lot, = befal, followed by אֶלֿ‎ Esther 9:26; Ecclesiastes 8:14 (twice in verse); Psalm 32:6.








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