נָגַח
nâgach · naw-gakh'
to butt with the horns; figuratively, to war against
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to butt with the horns; figuratively, to war against
- to butt with the horns
- figuratively, to war against
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: gore, push (down, -ing).
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to carry, to lift up › to separate and protect
The seed, life continuing that works to carry, to lift up that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָגַח above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- gore1 · 9%
- whether he have gored1 · 9%
- have gored1 · 9%
- shall push1 · 9%
- with them he shall push1 · 9%
- with these shalt thou push1 · 9%
- with these thou shalt push1 · 9%
- through thee will we push down1 · 9%
- and pushed1 · 9%
- pushing1 · 9%
- push1 · 9%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.