1. נָגַשׁ
draw near, approach
The corpus record — Hebrew
וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ
nagash · vb
draw near, approach
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 125 · 4.07/10k
Senses
2. נָגַשׁ
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
Attestations
- וַ/יִּגַּ֥שׁ Genesis 18:23 (BHS)
- גֶּשׁ Genesis 19:9 (BHS)
- וַֽ/יִּגְּשׁ֖וּ Genesis 19:9 (BHS)
- גְּשָׁ/ה Genesis 27:21 (BHS)
- וַ/יִּגַּ֧שׁ Genesis 27:22 (BHS)
- הַגִּ֤שָׁ/ה Genesis 27:25 (BHS)
6 of 125 attestations shown.
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