Strong's #5066: nagash (pronounced naw-gash')
a primitive root; to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back:--(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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
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nâgash
1) to draw near, approach
1a) (Qal) to draw or come near
1a1) of humans
1a1a) of sexual intercourse
1a2) of inanimate subject
1a2a) to approach one another
1b) (Niphal) to draw near
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to approach, bring near, bring
1d) (Hophal) to be brought near
1e) (Hithpael) to draw near
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root
Usage:
This word is used 125 times:
Genesis 18:23: "And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?"
Genesis 19:9: "And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge:"
Genesis 19:9: "with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door."
Genesis 27:21: "said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou"
Genesis 27:22: "And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice"
Genesis 27:25: "And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul"
Genesis 27:25: "venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine,"
Genesis 27:26: "Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son."
Genesis 27:27: " And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said,"
Genesis 29:10: "his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from"
Genesis 33:3: "seven times, until he came near to his brother."
Genesis 33:6: "Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves."
Genesis 33:7: "And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near"
Genesis 33:7: "came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves."
Genesis 43:19: " And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed"
Genesis 44:18: "Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee,"
Genesis 45:4: "said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said,"
Genesis 45:4: "Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother,"
Genesis 48:10: "for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed"
Genesis 48:13: "and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto"
Exodus 19:15: "ready against the third day: come not at your wives."
Exodus 19:22: "And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD"
Exodus 20:21: "stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where"
Exodus 21:6: "Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or"
Exodus 21:6: "shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto"
Exodus 24:2: "And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh;"
Exodus 24:2: "shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up"
Exodus 24:14: "are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto"
Exodus 28:43: "the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy"
Exodus 30:20: "that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn"
Exodus 32:6: "on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down"
Exodus 34:30: "of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh"
Exodus 34:32: "And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all"
Leviticus 2:8: "unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar."
Leviticus 8:14: " And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid"
Leviticus 21:21: "hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer"
Leviticus 21:21: "to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer"
Leviticus 21:23: "unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish;"
Numbers 4:19: "unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron"
Numbers 8:19: "among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary."
Numbers 32:16: " And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle,"
Deuteronomy 20:2: "unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,"
Deuteronomy 21:5: "And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen"
Deuteronomy 25:1: "a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify"
Deuteronomy 25:9: "Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off"
Joshua 3:9: "unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words"
Joshua 8:11: "that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched"
Joshua 14:6: "Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son"
Joshua 21:1: " Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto"
Judges 6:19: "and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented"
