Hebrew word study
נָגַשׁnâgash — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose)
Pronounced “naw-gash'”
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
Translated in the King James as: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Appears 125 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 20×
Exodus — 13×
Leviticus — 5×
Numbers — 3×
Deuteronomy — 4×
Joshua — 4×
Judges — 3×
Ruth — 1×
1 Samuel — 15×
1 Kings — 9×
1 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chronicles — 3×
Psalms — 1×
Isaiah — 9×
Jeremiah — 4×
Ezekiel — 3×
Joel — 1×
Malachi — 6×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.