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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נֶגֶף H5063
Pronunciation negep
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 It plague 3× Exodus 12:13, Exodus 30:12, Numbers 8:19
a plague 1× Joshua 22:17
And seeing that the plague 1× Numbers 16:47
of stumbling 1× Isaiah 8:14
the plague 1× Numbers 16:46
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:13 נֶ֙גֶף֙ to plague Noun - masculine singular Exodus 30:12 נֶ֖גֶף to plague Noun - masculine singular Numbers 8:19 נֶ֔גֶף to plague Noun - masculine singular Numbers 16:46 הַנָּֽגֶף׃ to the plague Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 16:47 הַנֶּ֖גֶף to And seeing that the plague Article | Noun - masculine singular Joshua 22:17 הַנֶּ֖גֶף to a plague Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 8:14 נֶ֠גֶף to of stumbling Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:13
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Exodus 2 Numbers 3 Joshua 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
הַנֶּ֖גֶף 2x han·ne·ḡep̄ Numbers 16:47, Joshua 22:17
הַנָּֽגֶף׃ 1x han·nā·ḡep̄ Numbers 16:46
נֶ֙גֶף֙ 1x ne·ḡep̄ Exodus 12:13
נֶ֖גֶף 1x ne·ḡep̄ Exodus 30:12
נֶ֔גֶף 1x ne·ḡep̄ Numbers 8:19
נֶ֠גֶף 1x ne·ḡep̄ Isaiah 8:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 4x Exodus 12:13, Exodus 30:12, Numbers 8:19, Isaiah 8:14
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Numbers 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 definition Source: 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:
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