Strong's Definition
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
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
נָגַשׁ (na.gash) — to approach: approach. : approach 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 Also means: na.gash (נָגַשׁ ": bring" H5066H)
נָגַשׁ (na.gash) — to approach: bring. : bring/offer 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
Time | verb nif
to be close, to meet = state in which humans are close to other humans in time
Move | verb qal, verb nif, verb hit | ≈ בוא · קבץ · קרב | ≠ רחק
to approach, to come near, to draw near, to come forward = action by which humans move to a location closer to a point of reference
GEN 18:23 · GEN 19:9 · GEN 27:21 · GEN 27:22 · GEN 27:26 · GEN 27:27 · GEN 29:10 · GEN 33:3 · GEN 33:6 · GEN 33:7 · GEN 33:7 · GEN 43:19 · GEN 44:18 · GEN 45:4 · GEN 45:4 · EXO 19:15 · EXO 19:22 · EXO 20:21 · EXO 24:2 · EXO 24:2 · EXO 24:14 · EXO 28:43 · EXO 30:20 · EXO 34:30 · EXO 34:32 · LEV 21:21 · LEV 21:23 · NUM 4:19 · NUM 8:19 · NUM 32:16 · DEU 20:2 · DEU 21:5 · DEU 25:1 · DEU 25:9 · JOS 3:9 · JOS 8:11 · JOS 14:6 · JOS 21:1 · JDG 9:52 · JDG 20:23 · RUT 2:14 · 1SA 7:10 · 1SA 9:18 · 1SA 14:38 · 1SA 17:16 · 1SA 17:40 · 1SA 30:21 · 2SA 1:15 · 2SA 10:13 · 2SA 11:20 · 2SA 11:21 · 1KI 18:21 · 1KI 18:30 · 1KI 18:30 · 1KI 18:36 · 1KI 20:13 · 1KI 20:22 · 1KI 20:28 · 1KI 22:24 · 2KI 2:5 · 2KI 4:27 · 2KI 5:13 · 1CH 19:14 · 2CH 18:23 · 2CH 29:31 · EZR 4:2 · EZR 9:1 · ISA 29:13 · ISA 41:1 · ISA 41:22 · ISA 45:20 · ISA 50:8 · ISA 65:5 · JER 30:21 · JER 30:21 · JER 42:1 · JER 46:3 · EZK 9:6 · EZK 44:13 · EZK 44:13 · JOL 4:9
Move | verb qal
to move away = action by which humans move to a location further away from a point of reference
Space | verb hif, verb hof | ≈ בוא · עלה · קרב
to bring, to bring close, to bring near, to present, to offer = causative action by which humans cause (other) humans, animals and objects to move to a location closer to a point of reference
GEN 27:25 · GEN 27:25 · GEN 48:10 · GEN 48:13 · EXO 21:6 · EXO 21:6 · EXO 32:6 · LEV 2:8 · LEV 8:14 · LEV 21:21 · JDG 6:19 · 1SA 13:9 · 1SA 14:18 · 1SA 14:34 · 1SA 14:34 · 1SA 15:32 · 1SA 23:9 · 1SA 28:25 · 1SA 30:7 · 1SA 30:7 · 2SA 3:34 · 2SA 13:11 · 2SA 17:29 · 1KI 5:1 · 2KI 4:5 · 2KI 4:6 · 2CH 29:23 · JOB 40:19 · ISA 41:22 · ISA 45:21 · AMO 5:25 · MAL 1:7 · MAL 1:8 · MAL 1:8 · MAL 1:11 · MAL 2:12 · MAL 3:3
Happen | verb qal
to come near > to be likely to happen literally: to come near; = state in which an event is likely to happen to someone
1 ISA 41:22 MT HOTTP-C RSV NIV NJB NRSV [e] | NJPS REB GNT CEV [c] 2 JOB 40:19 MT HOTTP-B RSV NIV NJPS NJB NRSB GNT CEV | REB נֹגֵשׂ "tyrant" = נגשׂ
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[נָגַשׁ] 125 vb. draw near, approach Qal draw near or come near
Niph. draw near
Hiph. cause to approach, bring near, bring
Hoph. thy feet have not been brought near (put into) fetters; it (impers.) is offered to my name
Hithp. draw near!
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