Strong's Hebrew · H5066
נָגַשׁ
nâgash · naw-gash'
Definitionto 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
Derivationa primitive root;
KJV usage(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.
Occurrences125 in the KJV · 112 verses
נָגַשׁ in Scripture
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: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
Genesis 27:21
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
Genesis 27:22
And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob' s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Genesis 27:25
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son' s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Genesis 27:26
And his father 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, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
Genesis 29:10
And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother' s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother' s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well' s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother' s brother.
Genesis 33:3
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground 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 and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
Genesis 43:19
And they came near to the steward of Joseph' s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
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