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H5060 · נָגַע

nâgaʻ

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s 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.)

KJV gloss list in the source

beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

Source pronunciation notation: naw-gah'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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