What does נֶגֶף (negep) mean in the Bible?
נֶגֶף (negep): Divine judgment that causes stumbling—both literal foot-trips and metaphorical plagues sent as God's punishment
Hebrew · H5063
נֶגֶף
A trip (of the foot); figuratively, an infliction (of disease)
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נֶגֶףH5063
Pronunciationnegep
What does נֶגֶף (negep) mean in the Bible?
נֶגֶף (negep): Divine judgment that causes stumbling—both literal foot-trips and metaphorical plagues sent as God's punishment
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5063?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include plague (3), a plague (1), And seeing that the plague (1), of stumbling (1), the plague (1).
Where does נֶגֶף (negep) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (3), Exodus (2), Isaiah (1), Joshua (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itplague3×Exodus 12:13, Exodus 30:12, Numbers 8:19
a plague1×Joshua 22:17
And seeing that the plague1×Numbers 16:47
of stumbling1×Isaiah 8:14
the plague1×Numbers 16:46
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:13נֶ֙גֶף֙toplagueNoun - masculine singularExodus 30:12נֶ֖גֶףtoplagueNoun - masculine singularNumbers 8:19נֶ֔גֶףtoplagueNoun - masculine singularNumbers 16:46הַנָּֽגֶף׃tothe plagueArticle | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 16:47הַנֶּ֖גֶףtoAnd seeing that the plagueArticle | Noun - masculine singularJoshua 22:17הַנֶּ֖גֶףtoa plagueArticle | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 8:14נֶ֠גֶףtoof stumblingNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 12:13
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Exodus2Numbers3Joshua1Isaiah1
Source forms
הַנֶּ֖גֶף2xhan·ne·ḡep̄Numbers 16:47, Joshua 22:17
הַנָּֽגֶף׃1xhan·nā·ḡep̄Numbers 16:46
נֶ֙גֶף֙1xne·ḡep̄Exodus 12:13
נֶ֖גֶף1xne·ḡep̄Exodus 30:12
נֶ֔גֶף1xne·ḡep̄Numbers 8:19
נֶ֠גֶף1xne·ḡep̄Isaiah 8:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular4xExodus 12:13, Exodus 30:12, Numbers 8:19, Isaiah 8:14
Article | Noun - masculine singular3xNumbers 16:46, Numbers 16:47, Joshua 22:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Divine judgment that causes stumbling—both literal foot-trips and metaphorical plagues sent as God's punishment
Source Gloss
a trip (of the foot); figuratively, an infliction (of disease)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Divine judgment that causes stumbling—both literal foot-trips and metaphorical plagues sent as God's punishment
a trip (of the foot); figuratively, an infliction (of disease) BDB: blow Usage: plague, stumbling.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נֶגֶף is built from this root: