Know the Word.

Hebrew word

nâgaʻ

naw-gah'

נָגַע

What it means

properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose

properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • toucheth37
  • touch28
  • touched23
  • come9
  • came6
  • reacheth4
  • reach4
  • plagued3

Every place it appears 142

nâgaʻ — Hebrew word meaning “properly, to touch, i.e. lay the”