Strong's Lexicon

H5061

H5061 — נֶגַע

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewneganoun mascOccurrences: 78TWOT: 1293a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5061
Word:נֶגַע
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H5060
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:78
Transliteration:nega
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:` (neh'-gah) n-m.
Meaning:1. a blow 2. (figuratively) an infliction 3. (by implication) a spot, sore 4. (concretely) a leprous person or dress
KJV Renderings:plague, sore, stricken, stripe, stroke, wound.

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BDB4977

נֶ֫גַע78 noun masculine Gen 12:17 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot; — ׳ נ absolute Exod 11:1 +, נָ֑גַע Lev 13:13 +; construct Deut 24:8 +; suffix נִגְעִי Ps 38:12 נִגְעֶ֑ךָ Ps 39:11 נִגְעוֺ Lev 13:44; 2Chr 6:29 plural נְגָעִים Gen 12:17; Ps 89:33 construct נִגְעִי 2Sam 7:14

1. stroke, wound, inflicted by man on man Deut 17:8; Deut 21:5 (|| רִיב, Prov 6:33.
2. stroke, metaphor, especially of a disease, regarded as sent by a divine chastisement, Gen 12:17 ( J ), Exod 11:1 ( E ), 2Sam 7:14 (בְנֵי אָדָם ׳ נ, || שֵׁבֶט אֲנָשִׁים, i.e. customary, ordinary), 1Kgs 8:37 = 2Chr 6:28 (both || מַחֲלָה); 1Kgs 8:38 (לְבָבוֺ ׳ נ = 2Chr 6:29 (נִגְעוֺ); Ps 91:10 (|| רָעָה); of Israel Ps 38:12 ; Ps 39:11 (|| תִּגְרַת יָָֽדְךָ), Ps 89:33 (|| שֵׁכֶט); see also Isa 53:8 (of suffering servant of ׳ י, נֶגַע לָ֑מוֺ).
3. mark (60 t. Lev 13:14), indeterm. Lev 13:5; Lev 13:6 (מִסְפַּחַת), Lev 13:17 Lev 13:29 v Lev 13:30 v Lev 13:32 v Lev 13:43 v Lev 13:44 of leprosy, regarded as the heavy touch or stroke of a disease, צָרַ֫עַת ׳ נ Lev 13:2 +; v Lev 13:51 ( ׳ צָרַעַת מַמְאֶרֶת הַנּ), Lev 13:59; Lev 14:3; Lev 14:32; Lev 14:54, Deut 24:8 also הַנֶּתֶק ׳ נ Lev 13:31 לָבָן אֲדַמְדָּם ׳ נ Lev 13:42 identification with person having it Lev 13:4; Lev 13:12; Lev 13:13; Lev 13:17; Lev 13:31 in garment, etc. Lev 13:47 + 15 t. Lev 13 in house Lev 14:34; Lev 14:35; Lev 14:36; Lev 14:43; Lev 14:44; Lev 14:48 (twice in verse); i.e. house-wall Lev 14:37 Lev 14:37 Lev 14:39 in stones of wall Lev 14:40 = garment, etc., with plague-spot Lev 13:50.


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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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