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Lexicon :: Strong's H5066 - nāḡaš

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נָגַשׁ
Transliteration
nāḡaš
Pronunciation
naw-gash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1297

Strong’s Definitions

נָגַשׁ nâgash, naw-gash'; a primitive root; to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back:—(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 125x

The KJV translates Strong's H5066 in the following manner: (come, draw, etc)..near (55x), come (14x), (come, draw, etc)..nigh (12x), bring (13x), ... hither (7x), offer (7x), approach (5x), forth (3x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 125x
The KJV translates Strong's H5066 in the following manner: (come, draw, etc)..near (55x), come (14x), (come, draw, etc)..nigh (12x), bring (13x), ... hither (7x), offer (7x), approach (5x), forth (3x), miscellaneous (9x).
  1. to draw near, approach

    1. (Qal) to draw or come near

      1. of humans

        1. of sexual intercourse

      2. of inanimate subject

        1. to approach one another

    2. (Niphal) to draw near

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to approach, bring near, bring

    4. (Hophal) to be brought near

    5. (Hithpael) to draw near

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָגַשׁ nâgash, naw-gash'; a primitive root; to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back:—(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
STRONGS H5066: Abbreviations
[נָגַשׁ] 125 verb draw near, approach, less frequently synonym of קרב which see (Late Hebrew id. Hiph. (rare) and derivatives); —
Qal68 Imperfect יִגַּשׁ Exodus 24:14 +, יִגָּ֑שׁ Psalm 91:7, וַיִּגַּשׁ Genesis 18:23 +; 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּגַּשׁ Genesis 33:7; 2nd person masculine singular תִּגַּשֿׁ Isaiah 65:5; 3rd person masculine plural יִגְּשׁוּ Isaiah 41:1 +, יִגָּ֑שׁוּ Exodus 24:2, יִגַּ֑שׁוּ Job 41:8 (Baer; van d. H. יִנָּ֑שׁוּ); 3rd person feminine plural וַתִּגַּשְׁןָ Genesis 33:6, etc.; Imperative גַּשׁ 2 Samuel 1:15, גֶּשֿׁ Genesis 19:9, גְּשָׁה Genesis 27:21 + 2 times; feminine singular גְּשִׁי; Ruth 2:14, etc.; Infinitive construct לָגֶ֫שֶׁת Judges 20:23 +; suffix גִּשְׁתּוֺ Genesis 33:3; גִּשְׁתָּם Exodus 28:43 + 2 times; — draw or come near,
1. human subject: followed by אֶלֿ person Genesis 27:22; Genesis 43:19; Genesis 44:18; Genesis 45:4 (all J), Exodus 19:15 (of sexual intercourse), Exodus 24:2; Numbers 32:16; Joshua 14:6 (all E), Exodus 34:30; Joshua 21:1 (P), + 10 times elsewhere (not D), + Psalm 91:7 (subject pestilence personified); of priestly approach to י׳ Ezekiel 44:13, compare Jeremiah 30:21b, also followed by אֶלֿ of altar Exodus 28:43; Exodus 30:20; Leviticus 21:23 and absolute, Leviticus 21:21 (all P or H); followed by אֶלֿ of thing also Numbers 8:16; followed by עַדֿ person Genesis 33:3 (J), of thing Judges 9:52; followed by עַלֿ person Ezekiel 9:6, of thing Ezekiel 44:13; followed by בְּ person Isaiah 65:5 (|| קָרַב אֶלֿ); in Amos 9:10 read תִּגַּשׁ בַעֲדֵנוּ (for MT תַּגִּישׁ Hiph. compare We GASm Dr Now; || קִדֵּם); followed by לַמִּלְחָמָה draw near for battle Judges 20:23; Jeremiah 46:3; 2 Samuel 10:13 = 1 Chronicles 19:14 (+ לִפְנֵי person); followed by accusative of person 1 Samuel 9:18; 1 Samuel 30:21, of thing Numbers 4:19 (P), but accusative difficult; Dr reads אֶלֿ for אֶתֿ 1 Samuel 9:18; Numbers 4:19, compare Klo HPS; in 1 Samuel 30:21 Dr takes אֶתֿ = with; followed by הֲלוֺם hither, 1 Samuel 14:38; Ruth 2:14; absolute Genesis 18:23; Genesis 27:21; Genesis 29:10; Genesis 33:6, 7; Genesis 45:4 (all J), Exodus 24:2 (E), Joshua 8:11 (E; + ויבאו), + 9 times (not P, D),+ Genesis 27:26, 27 (E), Joshua 3:9 (J), 2 Samuel 1:15; 2 Chronicles 29:31 (all Imperative followed by 2nd Imperative), + Genesis 19:9 (J), Leviticus 21:21 (twice in verse) (H), 2 Kings 4:27 (all followed by Infinitive purpose); Note especially גֶּשׁהָֿ֫לְאָה Genesis 19:9 lit approach thither! i.e. move away ! compare גְּשָׁהלִֿי וְאֵשׁ֑בָה Isaiah 46:20 move away for me (make room for me that I may dwell (|| צַרלִֿי הַמָּקוֺם).
2. inanimate subject בְּאֶחָד יִגַּ֫שׁוּ אֶחָד Job 41:8 one to another they approach (fit closely together; of scales of crocodile). —
Qal not in D.
Niph. Perfect נִגַּשׁ Genesis 33:7 +; 3rd person feminine singular וְנִגְּשָׁה Deuteronomy 25:9; 3rd person masculine plural נִגְּשׁוּ Exodus 34:32 +; נִגַּשְׁתֶּם 2 Samuel 11:20, 21; Participle plural נִגָּשִׁים Exodus 19:22; — draw near =
Qal (and substitute for it in D): — followed by אֶלֿ person Deuteronomy 25:9; 1 Kings 20:13; Ezra 9:1, of priestly approach to Yahweh Exodus 19:22 (J), Jeremiah 30:21; followed by אֶלֿ of thing Exodus 20:21; Exodus 24:2 (both E), 2 Samuel 11:20, 21, אֶלהַֿמִּשְׁמָּט Deuteronomy 25:1; followed by בְּ person Amos 9:13; followed by לַמִּלְחָמָה 1 Samuel 7:10; absolute Genesis 33:7 (J), Deuteronomy 20:2 (|| קרב), Deuteronomy 21:5; Exodus 34:32 (P), so figurative of worship Isaiah 29:13.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix consecutive וְהִגִּישׁוֺ Exodus 21:6 (twice in verse), וְהִגִּישָׁהּ Leviticus 2:8; 3rd person plural הִגִּ֫ישׁוּ 2 Samuel 17:29; 2nd person masculine plural הִגַּשְׁתֶּם Amos 5:25; Imperfect jussive יַגֵּשׁ Job 40:19; וַיַגֶּשֿׁ Genesis 27:25; וַיַּגַּ֑שׁ Judges 6:19; 3rd person feminine singular תַּגִּישׁ Amos 9:10, וַתַּגֵּשׁ 1 Samuel 28:25; 2 Samuel 13:11; 3rd person masculine plural יַגִּ֫ישׁוּ Isaiah 41:22; 2nd person masculine plural תַּגִּ֫ישׁוּ Malachi 1:8, תַּגִּישׁוּן Malachi 1:8, וַתַּגִּישׁוּן Amos 6:3, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַגִּ֫ישָׁה Genesis 27:25 +; masculine plural הַגִּ֫ישׁוּ 1 Samuel 13:9 +; Participle מַגִּישׁ Malachi 2:12; plural construct מַגִּישֵׁי Malachi 3:3, etc.; — cause to approach, bring near, bring, followed by אֶלֿ person (usually object accusative of thing, rarely person Exodus 21:6 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 15:32; Genesis 48:10 compare Genesis 48:13): — Genesis 48:10, 13 (E), Exodus 21:6 (twice in verse) (E), 1 Samuel 13:9; 1 Samuel 14:34; 1 Samuel 15:32; 2 Samuel 13:11 (+ Infinitive purpose), 2 Kings 4:5, 6; followed by אֶלהַֿמִּוְבֵּךְַ Leviticus 2:8 (P; of sacrifice); עַלמִֿזְבְּחִי Malachi 1:7 (sacrifice); לְ person Genesis 27:25 (twice in verse) (E), 1 Samuel 30:7; 2 Samuel 17:29 (read וַיַּגִּישׁוּ Greek Version of the LXX Th We Klo Kit, compare Dr), of sacrifice Amos 5:25; Malachi 2:12; Malachi 3:3; לִפְנֵי person 1 Samuel 28:25; 2 Chronicles 29:23; no preposition Exodus 32:6 (J), 1 Samuel 14:18, 34; 1 Samuel 23:9; 1 Samuel 30:7; Judges 6:19 (following הוציא אֶלֿ), Amos 6:3; 1 Kings 5:1; Leviticus 8:14 (P), of sacrifice also Malachi 1:8 (לִזְבֹּחַ), Malachi 1:8 (|| הקריב); figurative (object proofs, evidences) Isaiah 41:21 (|| קרב), Isaiah 41:22 (+ וַיַּגִּידוּ), compare Isaiah 45:21 (|| הַגִּידוּ); הָעשֹׁוֺ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּוֺ Job 40:19 let him that made him (the hippotamus) draw near his sword, is dubious; Du נֹגֵשׂ חֲבֵרָו [י]הֶעָשׂוּ who is made ruler of its fellows (other conjectures see Di Bu); Amos 9:10 read תִּגַּשׁ Qal which see).
Hoph. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural לאֹלִֿנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם הֻגַּ֑שׁוּ 2 Samuel 3:34 (Ginsb הֻגָּ֫שׁוּ thy feet have not been brought near (put into) fetters; Participle מֻגָּשׁ לשׁמי Malachi 1:11 it (impersonal) is offered to my name.
Hithp. Imperative masculine plural הִתְנַגְּשׁוּ Isaiah 45:20 draw near! (|| הִקָּֽבְצוּ יָבֹאוּ).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:23; 18:23; 19:9; 19:9; 19:9; 27:21; 27:21; 27:22; 27:25; 27:25; 27:25; 27:26; 27:27; 29:10; 33:3; 33:3; 33:6; 33:6; 33:7; 33:7; 33:7; 33:7; 43:19; 44:18; 45:4; 45:4; 48:10; 48:10; 48:13; 48:13

Exodus

19:15; 19:22; 19:22; 20:21; 21:6; 21:6; 21:6; 24:2; 24:2; 24:2; 24:2; 24:14; 28:43; 28:43; 30:20; 32:6; 34:30; 34:32; 34:32

Leviticus

2:8; 2:8; 8:14; 21:21; 21:21; 21:23

Numbers

4:19; 4:19; 8:16; 32:16

Deuteronomy

20:2; 21:5; 25:1; 25:9; 25:9

Joshua

3:9; 8:11; 14:6; 21:1

Judges

6:19; 6:19; 9:52; 20:23; 20:23

Ruth

2:14; 2:14

1 Samuel

7:10; 9:18; 9:18; 13:9; 13:9; 14:18; 14:34; 14:34; 14:38; 15:32; 15:32; 23:9; 28:25; 28:25; 30:7; 30:7; 30:21; 30:21

2 Samuel

1:15; 1:15; 3:34; 10:13; 11:20; 11:20; 11:21; 11:21; 13:11; 13:11; 17:29; 17:29

1 Kings

5:1; 20:13

2 Kings

4:5; 4:6; 4:27

1 Chronicles

19:14

2 Chronicles

29:23; 29:31

Ezra

9:1

Job

40:19; 40:19; 41:8; 41:8

Psalms

91:7; 91:7

Isaiah

29:13; 41:1; 41:21; 41:22; 41:22; 45:20; 45:21; 65:5; 65:5

Jeremiah

30:21; 30:21; 46:3

Ezekiel

9:6; 44:13; 44:13

Amos

5:25; 5:25; 6:3; 6:3; 9:10; 9:10; 9:10; 9:13

Malachi

1:7; 1:8; 1:8; 1:8; 1:8; 1:11; 2:12; 2:12; 3:3; 3:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5066 matches the Hebrew נָגַשׁ (nāḡaš),
which occurs 125 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (1Sa 14:34–Jer 46:3)

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - And Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them, ‘Let every man bring his ox or his sheep and slaughter them here and eat, and do not sin against the LORD by eating with the blood.’” So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night and they slaughtered them there.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:38 - And Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see how this sin has arisen today.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32 - Then Samuel said, “Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully.[fn] Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:16 - For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:40 - Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd’s pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:9 - David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:25 - and she put it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:7 - And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:21 - Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people he greeted them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:15 - Then David called one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him.” And he struck him down so that he died.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:34 - Your hands were not bound;
your feet were not fettered;
as one falls before the wicked
you have fallen.” And all the people wept again over him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:13 - So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:20 - then, if the king’s anger rises, and if he says to you, ‘Why did you go so near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall?
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:21 - Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:11 - But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:29 - honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:21 - [fn] Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates[fn] to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21 - And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:30 - Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been thrown down.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:36 - And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:13 - And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will give it into your hand this day, and you shall know that I am the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:22 - Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, “Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:28 - And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The LORD is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys,” therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 - Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the LORD go from me to speak to you?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:5 - The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the LORD will take away your master from over you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:5 - So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:6 - When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:27 - And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:13 - But his servants came near and said to him, “My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:14 - So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians for battle, and they fled before him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:23 - Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go from me to speak to you?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:23 - Then the goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:31 - Then Hezekiah said, “You have now consecrated yourselves to[fn] the LORD. Come near; bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:2 - they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers’ houses and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria who brought us here.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:1 - After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:19 - “He is the first of the works[fn] of God;
let him who made him bring near his sword!
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:16 - One is so near to another
that no air can come between them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:7 - A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 - And the Lord said:
“Because this people draw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - Listen to me in silence, O coastlands;
let the peoples renew their strength;
let them approach, then let them speak;
let us together draw near for judgment.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:21 - Set forth your case, says the LORD;
bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:22 - Let them bring them, and tell us
what is to happen.
Tell us the former things, what they are,
that we may consider them,
that we may know their outcome;
or declare to us the things to come.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:20 - “Assemble yourselves and come;
draw near together,
you survivors of the nations!
They have no knowledge
who carry about their wooden idols,
and keep on praying to a god
that cannot save.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:21 - Declare and present your case;
let them take counsel together!
Who told this long ago?
Who declared it of old?
Was it not I, the LORD?
And there is no other god besides me,
a righteous God and a Savior;
there is none besides me.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:20 - The children of your bereavement
will yet say in your ears:
‘The place is too narrow for me;
make room for me to dwell in.’
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:8 - He who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who is my adversary?
Let him come near to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:5 - who say, “Keep to yourself,
do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
These are a smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that burns all the day.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:21 - Their prince shall be one of themselves;
their ruler shall come out from their midst;
I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:1 - Then all the commanders of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, came near
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:3 - “Prepare buckler and shield,
and advance for battle!

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