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נָגַע

na.gato touchHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb150 occurrences33 books142 verses

Definition

a primitive root; 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.)
Traditional renderings: beat, (× be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָגַע:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

150 total
  1. Genesis 3:3תִגְּע֖וּ · touch
    …but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”
  2. Genesis 12:17וַיְנַגַּ֨ע · afflicted
    The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
  3. Genesis 20:6לִנְגֹּ֥עַ · you touch
    Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
  4. Genesis 26:11הַנֹּגֵ֜עַ · Whoever harms
    So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
  5. Genesis 26:29נְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָ · harmed you
    …that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
  6. Genesis 28:12מַגִּ֣יעַ · reaching
    And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
  7. Genesis 32:25וַיִּגַּ֖ע · he struck
    When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.
  8. Genesis 32:32נָגַע֙ · was struck
    Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.
  9. Exodus 4:25וַתַּגַּ֖ע · and touched it
    But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
  10. Exodus 12:22וְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤ם · and brush
    Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
  11. Exodus 19:12וּנְגֹ֣עַ · or touch; הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ · touches
    And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
  12. Exodus 19:13תִגַּ֨ע · shall touch
    No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
  13. Exodus 29:37הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ · touches
    For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.
  14. Exodus 30:29הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ · touches
    You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.
  15. Leviticus 5:2תִּגַּע֮ · touches
    Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
  16. Leviticus 5:3יִגַּע֙ · he touches
    Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.
  17. Leviticus 5:7תַגִּ֣יע · afford
    If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
  18. Leviticus 6:18יִגַּ֥ע · touches
    Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”
  19. Leviticus 6:27יִגַּ֥ע · touches
    Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.
  20. Leviticus 7:19יִגַּ֤ע · touches
    Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it.
  21. Leviticus 7:21תִגַּ֣ע · touches
    If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”
  22. Leviticus 11:8תִגָּ֑עוּ · or touch
    You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
  23. Leviticus 11:24הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ · touches
    These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
  24. Leviticus 11:26הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ · touches
    Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
  25. Leviticus 11:27הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ · touches
    All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
  26. Leviticus 11:31הַנֹּגֵ֧עַ · touches
    These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
  27. Leviticus 11:36וְנֹגֵ֥עַ · but one who touches
    Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
  28. Leviticus 11:39הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ · anyone who touches
    If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
  29. Leviticus 12:4תִגָּ֗ע · touch
    The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.
  30. Leviticus 15:5יִגַּ֖ע · touches
    Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  31. Leviticus 15:7וְהַנֹּגֵ֖עַ · Whoever touches
    Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  32. Leviticus 15:10הַנֹּגֵ֗עַ · touches
    Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  33. Leviticus 15:11יִגַּע־ · touches
    If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  34. Leviticus 15:12יִגַּע־ · touches
    Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.
  35. Leviticus 15:19הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ · who touches
    When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
  36. Leviticus 15:21הַנֹּגֵ֖עַ · who touches
    …and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  37. Leviticus 15:22הַנֹּגֵ֔עַ · touches
    Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  38. Leviticus 15:23בְּנָגְעוֹ־ · whoever touches
    And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.
  39. Leviticus 15:27הַנּוֹגֵ֥עַ · who touches
    Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  40. Leviticus 22:4וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ · Whoever touches
    If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,
  41. Leviticus 22:5יִגַּ֔ע · touches
    …or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—
  42. Leviticus 22:6תִּגַּע־ · touches
    …the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
  43. Numbers 4:15יִגְּע֥וּ · touch
    When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
  44. Numbers 16:26תִּגְּע֖וּ · touch
    And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
  45. Numbers 19:11הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ · Whoever touches
    Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.
  46. Numbers 19:13הַנֹּגֵ֡עַ · who touches
    Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
  47. Numbers 19:16יִגַּ֜ע · touches
    Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
  48. Numbers 19:18הַנֹּגֵ֗עַ · He is also to sprinkle the one who touched
    Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.
  49. Numbers 19:21וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ · and whoever touches
    This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.