Hebrew · H3605, H5060, H4191 · unreviewed

כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהֶם בְּמֹתָם

Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · 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.) · to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Pronunciation kōl

Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.

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נָגַע H5060 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.)

Pronunciation nāgaʿ

Touch ranges from gentle contact to violent striking; conveys both reaching and harming through physical engagement.

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מוּת H4191 to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

Pronunciation mût

Moves from literal death to spiritual/covenantal death; God's instrument of judgment and consequence for covenant violation.

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What does כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהֶם בְּמֹתָם (kol-hannōḡēaʿ bāhem bĕmōṯām) mean in the Bible?

כֹּל · נָגַע · מוּת is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".

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Meaning

properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 81 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 37 Perfect 23 Participle 18 Participle passive 2 Imperative 1

Stem

Qal 55 Hiphil 25 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 32 Indicative 23 Jussive 5 Imperative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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