What does נָגַע (nāgaʿ) mean in the Bible?
נָגַע (nāgaʿ): Touch ranges from gentle contact to violent striking; conveys both reaching and harming through physical engagement.
Hebrew · H5060
נָגַע
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.)
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נָגַע H5060
Pronunciation nāgaʿ
What does נָגַע (nāgaʿ) mean in the Bible?
נָגַע (nāgaʿ): Touch ranges from gentle contact to violent striking; conveys both reaching and harming through physical engagement.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5060?
The BSB source-word alignment has 150 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include touches (24), touch (9), touched (8), and touched (6), who touches (5).
Where does נָגַע (nāgaʿ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (28), Isaiah (10), Numbers (10), Esther (9).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It touches 24× Exodus 19:12, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:29, Leviticus 5:2
touch 9× Genesis 3:3, Leviticus 12:4, Numbers 4:15, Numbers 16:26
touched 8× 1 Kings 6:27, 1 Kings 19:5, Jeremiah 1:9, Daniel 10:10
and touched 6× Judges 6:21, 1 Kings 19:7, 2 Chronicles 3:11, 2 Chronicles 3:12
who touches 5× Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 15:21, Leviticus 15:27, Numbers 19:13
Whoever touches 5× Leviticus 15:7, Leviticus 15:23, Leviticus 22:4, Numbers 19:11
afflicted 4× Genesis 12:17, 2 Kings 15:5, Psalms 73:5, Psalms 73:14
- 3× Nehemiah 7:73, Esther 9:1, Jeremiah 4:10
. . . 3× Esther 2:12, Esther 2:15, Esther 9:26
or touch 3× Exodus 19:12, Leviticus 11:8, Deuteronomy 14:8
and strike 2× Job 1:11, Job 2:5
approach 2× Ecclesiastes 12:1, Daniel 8:7
came 2× Esther 4:3, Daniel 9:21
get 2× Ecclesiastes 8:14
he touches 2× Leviticus 5:3, Psalms 104:32
reached 2× Esther 8:17, Jonah 3:6
reaching 2× Genesis 28:12, Isaiah 8:8
[that] reaches up 1× 2 Chronicles 28:9
[who] touches 1× 2 Samuel 23:7
afford 1× Leviticus 5:7
And as soon as [his body] touched 1× 2 Kings 13:21
and brush 1× Exodus 12:22
and drew near 1× Psalms 107:18
and level 1× Ezekiel 13:14
and reaches the end 1× Daniel 12:12
and struck 1× Job 1:19
and touched it 1× Exodus 4:25
and whoever touches 1× Numbers 19:21
And with it he touched 1× Isaiah 6:7
anyone who touches 1× Leviticus 11:39
arrived 1× Esther 6:14
but one who touches 1× Leviticus 11:36
cast 1× Isaiah 25:12
come near 1× Psalms 32:6
draws near 1× Psalms 88:3
extends 1× Jeremiah 51:9
follows another 1× Hosea 4:2
had afflicted him 1× 2 Chronicles 26:20
had come 1× Judges 20:41
had settled 1× Ezra 3:1
had touched 1× 1 Samuel 10:26
harmed you 1× Genesis 26:29
has arrived 1× Ezekiel 7:12
has come 1× Song Of Solomon 2:12
has struck 1× Job 19:21
has touched 1× Isaiah 6:7
have arrived 1× Isaiah 30:4
He brought 1× Lamentations 2:2
He casts 1× Isaiah 26:5
He is also to sprinkle the one who touched 1× Numbers 19:18
he struck 1× Genesis 32:25
He who touches 1× Amos 9:5
it has approached 1× Micah 1:9
it pierces 1× Jeremiah 4:18
It strikes you 1× Job 4:5
let themselves be beaten back 1× Joshua 8:15
or touched 1× Numbers 31:19
person touches 1× Numbers 19:22
shall touch 1× Exodus 19:13
stricken 1× Isaiah 53:4
strikes 1× Ezekiel 17:10
that punished 1× 1 Samuel 6:9
Then he touched 1× Daniel 8:18
they reach 1× Jeremiah 48:32
to reach 1× 2 Samuel 5:8
to touch 1× Lamentations 4:14
to touch them 1× Job 6:7
to touch you 1× Ruth 2:9
to you who add 1× Isaiah 5:8
touch us 1× Lamentations 4:15
touching 1× Daniel 8:5
trouble 1× 2 Samuel 14:10
upon 1× Judges 20:34
was struck 1× Genesis 32:32
we come 1× 1 Samuel 14:9
which had reached 1× Isaiah 16:8
who attack 1× Jeremiah 12:14
who touches it 1× Numbers 19:22
Whoever harms 1× Genesis 26:11
will extend 1× Zechariah 14:5
will touch 1× Job 5:19
you have come 1× Esther 4:14
you touch 1× Genesis 20:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:3 תִגְּע֖וּ to touch Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Genesis 12:17 וַיְנַגַּ֨ע to afflicted Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 20:6 לִנְגֹּ֥עַ to you touch Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 26:11 הַנֹּגֵ֜עַ to Whoever harms Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 26:29 נְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָ to harmed you Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | second person masculine singular Genesis 28:12 מַגִּ֣יעַ to reaching Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 32:25 וַיִּגַּ֖ע to he struck Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 32:32 נָגַע֙ to was struck Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 4:25 וַתַּגַּ֖ע to and touched it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Exodus 12:22 וְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤ם to and brush Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:3
Aligned rows 150
Books represented 33
Genesis 8 Exodus 7 Leviticus 28 Numbers 10 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 2 Judges 3 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 5 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 5 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Esther 9 Job 8 Psalms 8 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 3 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 6 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 3 Daniel 8 Hosea 1 Amos 1 Jonah 1 Micah 1 Haggai 2 Zechariah 3
Source forms
הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ 10x han·nō·ḡê·a‘ Exodus 19:12, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:29, Leviticus 11:24
וַיִּגַּע֙ 3x way·yig·ga‘ Ezra 3:1, Nehemiah 7:73, Job 1:19
יִגַּ֖ע 3x yig·ga‘ Leviticus 15:5, Job 5:19, Psalms 104:32
יִגַּע־ 3x yig·ga‘- Leviticus 15:11, Leviticus 15:12, Numbers 19:22
נֹגֵ֣עַ 3x nō·ḡê·a‘ Numbers 31:19, 1 Kings 19:5, Daniel 9:21
נָ֣גְעָה 3x nā·ḡə·‘āh 1 Samuel 6:9, Job 19:21, Daniel 10:10
הִגִּ֣יעַ 2x hig·gî·a‘ Lamentations 2:2, Ezekiel 7:12
הַנֹּגֵ֗עַ 2x han·nō·ḡê·a‘ Leviticus 15:10, Numbers 19:18
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 20x Genesis 26:11, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:29
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 14x Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 6:18, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 7:19
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 10x Genesis 32:25, Judges 6:21, 1 Kings 19:7, 2 Kings 13:21
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 8x Genesis 3:3, Leviticus 11:8, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 14:8
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 7x Genesis 28:12, 2 Chronicles 3:11, 2 Chronicles 3:12, Esther 4:3
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 7x 2 Chronicles 28:9, Esther 9:1, Esther 9:26, Song Of Solomon 2:12
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 6x Exodus 19:13, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 12:4
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 6x Numbers 31:19, 1 Kings 19:5, Daniel 8:5, Daniel 9:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Touch ranges from gentle contact to violent striking; conveys both reaching and harming through physical engagement.
Strong's H5060
Lexical occurrences 150 verses Word forms 3 forms 81 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 1:1-10 Source Gloss
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.)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 81
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 55×
Imperfect 2Sam 23:7 · Hag 2:13 · Job 5:19 · Lev 5:3 · Lev 6:11 · Lev 6:20 · Lev 7:19 · Lev 15:5 · Lev 15:11 · Lev 15:12 · Lev 22:5 · Num 19:16 · Num 19:22 · Ps 104:32 · Exod 19:13 · Job 4:5 25×
Perfect 1Sam 10:26 · Gen 32:33 · Isa 6:7 · Jer 4:18 · Jer 51:9 · Mic 1:9 · 1Sam 6:9 · Dan 10:10 · Job 19:21 · Judg 20:41 · Hos 4:2 · Isa 16:8 · Jer 48:32 13×
Participle active 1Kgs 6:27 · 1Kgs 19:5 · Dan 8:5 · Dan 9:21 · Dan 10:16 · Judg 20:34 · Num 31:19 · Zech 2:12 9×
Jussive 1Chr 16:22 · Isa 52:11 · Lam 4:15 · Num 16:26 · Ps 105:15 5×
Participle passive Isa 53:4 · Ps 73:14 2×
Sequential imperfect Ps 144:5 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 25×
Perfect 2Chr 28:9 · Esth 9:1 · Esth 9:26 · Ezek 7:12 · Isa 25:12 · Lam 2:2 · Song 2:12 · Esth 6:14 · Ps 88:4 · Esth 4:14 10×
Participle active 2Chr 3:11 · 2Chr 3:12 · Dan 8:7 · Eccl 8:14 · Esth 4:3 · Esth 8:17 · Gen 28:12 · Isa 5:8 9×
Imperfect Isa 8:8 · Job 20:6 · Zech 14:5 · Isa 30:4 · Ps 32:6 · Lev 5:7 6×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Imperfect Ps 73:5 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
God's touch upon prophet's mouth, conferring divine commission and authority
Physical contact with unclean animal carcass causing ritual contamination
Sexual contact between man and woman, particularly during menstruation
Handling dead animal flesh results in uncleanness until evening
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 150 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָגַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain