What does נָגַשׁ · נָא mean in the Bible?
נָגַשׁ · נָא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "come near to me, please".
Hebrew · H5066, H4994
נִגַּשׁ־נָא אֵלַי
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 · 'I pray' , 'now' , or 'then' ; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
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נָגַשׁH5066to 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
Pronunciationnāgaš
Core meaning "to approach" spans intimate, hostile, and devotional contexts—fundamentally relational.
Open lexicon entry →נָאH4994'I pray' , 'now' , or 'then' ; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
Pronunciationnāʾ
Softens imperatives into polite requests; transforms commands into supplications through modal particles.
Open lexicon entry →What does נִגַּשׁ־נָא אֵלַי (niggash-na elai) mean in the Bible?
נָגַשׁ · נָא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "come near to me, please".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5066, H4994?
H5066, H4994 is connected to 528 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. come near to me, please
Source Gloss
come near to me, please
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 groups5Aligned forms48
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense22×
ImperfectExod 24:14 · Isa 50:8 · Lev 21:21 · Lev 21:23 · Ps 91:7 · Exod 24:2 · Ezek 44:13 · Isa 41:1 · Job 41:810×
Sequential imperfect1Kgs 18:30 · 1Sam 14:38 · 2Chr 29:31 · Gen 45:4 · Josh 3:9 · 2Sam 1:15 · Gen 19:9 · Ruth 2:148×
JussiveExod 19:15 · Ezek 9:6 · Isa 65:5 · Joel 4:94×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action14×
Participle active1Kgs 5:1 · 2Kgs 4:5 · Mal 1:7 · Mal 3:34×
Sequential imperfect1Sam 13:9 · 1Sam 14:34 · 1Sam 15:32 · Isa 41:214×
ImperfectAmos 9:10 · Isa 41:22 · Mal 1:83×
Perfect2Sam 17:29 · Amos 5:252×
JussiveJob 40:191×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action9×
Perfect1Kgs 20:13 · Exod 20:21 · Gen 33:7 · Isa 29:13 · 1Sam 7:10 · Exod 34:32 · Ezra 9:1 · 2Sam 11:20 · 2Sam 11:219×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action2×
Perfect2Sam 3:341×
Participle passiveMal 1:111×
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others1×
Sequential imperfectIsa 45:201×
Word Origins
נִגַּשׁ־נָא אֵלַי is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.