נָגַשׁ nagash

Hebrew word for “to approach” · Strong’s H5066 · used 125 times in 112 verses

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Meaning

: approach; 1) to draw near, approach;

Senses in the lexicon

• to approach: approach (87)
• to approach: bring (38)

How it is translated

Glosses given for nagash in context, with how often each is used:

• drew near 27
• draw near 15
• approached 12
• will draw near 12
• brought near 7
• bring near 6
• bring near ! 5
• will bring near 4
• draw near ! 3
• when draw near they 3
• brought them near 3
• approach 2

Where it is used

Also in 11 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 27 (5), Genesis 33 (3), 1 Samuel 14 (3), 1 Kings 18 (3), 1 Kings 20 (3), 2 Kings 4 (3), Isaiah 41 (3), Malachi 1 (3), Genesis 48 (2), Exodus 19 (2)

Forms

• ויגשׁ 25
• ויגשׁו 14
• יגשׁ 7
• גשׁו 5
• יגשׁו 5
• נגשׁ 4
• ונגשׁ 4
• הגישׁה 4
• הגישׁו 4
• גשׁה 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with nagash more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 11
• יָדַע yada “to know” 11
• קָרַב qarav “to present” 8
• מִלְחָמָה milchamah “battle” 8
• מִנְחָה minchah “offering” 7
• כֹּהֵן kohen “priest” 9
• זֶה zeh “this” 10
• נִי ni “me” 9
• אַהֲרֹן aharon “Aaron” 7
• שָׁאוּל shaul “Saul” 7
• נָא na “please” 7
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 9

Key verses

The verses using nagash that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Joshua 14:6 — Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said…
• 1 Kings 4:21 — And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon…
• 1 Kings 18:21 — And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the…
• 1 Kings 18:36 — And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of…
• 1 Kings 20:28 — And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but…
• Ezra 9:1 — Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the…
• Isaiah 29:13 — Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me,…
• Isaiah 45:20 — Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and…
• Isaiah 45:21 — Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the…
• Jeremiah 30:21 — And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto…
• Malachi 1:11 — For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto…
• Malachi 3:3 — And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.