Strong H50662 sensesנָגַשׁ
to approach: approach · to approach: bring
- Transliteration
- nâgash
- Pronunciation
- naw-gash'
The 2 senses of Strong H5066
The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H5066 appears in 112 verses of the KJV, all senses together.
General 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; religiously to worship; causatively to present; figuratively to adduce an argument; by {reversal} to stand back: - (make to) approach ({nigh}) bring ({forth} {hither} {near}) (cause to) come ({higher} {near} {nigh}) give {place} go hard ({up}) ({be} {draw} go) near ({nigh}) {offer} {overtake} {present} {put} stand.
In the Bible
Translated in the KJV by
- come50
- bring19
- draw14
- go7
- approach5
- offer5
- near4
- hither2
- nigh2
- overtake2
- be1
- forth1
First verses
- Genesis 18:23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
- Genesis 19:9And 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 27:21And 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 27:22And 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 27:25And 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 27:26And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
- Genesis 27:27And 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 29:10And 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 33:3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Genesis 33:6Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
- Genesis 33:7And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
- Genesis 43:19And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
- Genesis 44:18Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
- Genesis 45:4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
- Genesis 48:10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
- Genesis 48:13And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.
- Exodus 19:15And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
- Exodus 19:22And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.
- Exodus 20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
- Exodus 21:6Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.