פָּגַע
To impinge , by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
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What does פָּגַע (pāgaʿ) mean in the Bible?
פָּגַע (pāgaʿ) is a Hebrew word meaning "to impinge , by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity". to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity BDB: meet Usage: come (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.
Meaning
Physical collision shifts to intercessory urgency: meeting someone transforms into pleading on behalf of another.
to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity BDB: meet Usage: come (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 5×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Showing 8 of 46 occurrences in the biblical text.