נָגַשׁ
nâgash · naw-gash'
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
Lexicon
Derivation: 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
- 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
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (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.
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
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to carry, to lift up › to consume, to destroy
The seed, life continuing that works to carry, to lift up that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָגַשׁ 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
125 occurrences · 125 OT · 0 NT · 105 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- came near10 · 17%
- came6 · 10%
- drew near5 · 8%
- come near4 · 7%
- brought4 · 7%
- draw near3 · 5%
- went near3 · 5%
- bring hither3 · 5%
- come3 · 5%
- and they came near2 · 3%
- and if ye offer2 · 3%
- to approach2 · 3%
- bring it near1 · 2%
- shall bring1 · 2%
- also, which come near1 · 2%
- and came near1 · 2%
- and he brought them near1 · 2%
- to me, i pray you. and they came near1 · 2%
- near1 · 2%
- until he came near1 · 2%
- and he came near1 · 2%
- and brought them near1 · 2%
- unto him, come near1 · 2%
- thee. and he brought it near1 · 2%
- stand1 · 2%
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.