נָגַשׁ (na.gash) means “to approach: approach” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: naw-gash' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
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)
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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
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a primitive root; to 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
KJV glosses: (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.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| approached | 16 |
| come near | 5 |
| approach | 4 |
| bring | 4 |
| draw near | 3 |
| he approached | 3 |
| went up | 3 |
| advance | 2 |
| advanced | 2 |
| approached him | 2 |
| bring me | 2 |
| brought | 2 |
| come | 2 |
| did you get so close | 2 |
| shall approach | 2 |
| to approach | 2 |
| against him | 1 |
| and approached | 1 |
| and bring near | 1 |
| and brought them close | 1 |
| and draw near | 1 |
| and he shall take | 1 |
| and he shall take him | 1 |
| and he will approach | 1 |
| and moved in | 1 |
| and present your case | 1 |
| and presented | 1 |
| and they did so | 1 |
| and when she had brought them | 1 |
| by presenting | 1 |
| came close | 1 |
| came forward | 1 |
| came near | 1 |
| came over | 1 |
| came up | 1 |
| can go | 1 |
| come closer | 1 |
| come near me | 1 |
| come over | 1 |
| did you bring | 1 |
| draw near to me | 1 |
| drew near | 1 |
| even if he brings | 1 |
| get out of the way | 1 |
| go | 1 |
| go near | 1 |
| is so near | 1 |
| is to bring him | 1 |
| is to come forward | 1 |
| jacob brought it | 1 |
| joseph brought | 1 |
| kept bringing jars | 1 |
| let him approach | 1 |
| let them come | 1 |
| let them come forward | 1 |
| make room | 1 |
| must bring | 1 |
| near | 1 |
| or approach | 1 |
| or come near | 1 |
| serve | 1 |
| shall come forward | 1 |
| shall go up | 1 |
| she served | 1 |
| so he came near | 1 |
| so they approached | 1 |
| stepped forward | 1 |
| submit | 1 |
| then the gadites and reubenites approached | 1 |
| then they brought | 1 |
| then they will present | 1 |
| these kingdoms offered | 1 |
| they approached | 1 |
| they are to go | 1 |
| to come near | 1 |
| to present | 1 |
| when they come near | 1 |
| who approach | 1 |
| will be presented | 1 |
| will overtake | 1 |
| you | 1 |
| you offer | 1 |
| you present | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| came near | 10 |
| came | 6 |
| drew near | 5 |
| near | 5 |
| brought | 4 |
| come near | 4 |
| bring hither | 3 |
| come | 3 |
| draw near | 3 |
| went near | 3 |
| and if ye offer | 2 |
| and they came near | 2 |
| to approach | 2 |
| against it and went hard | 1 |
| alone shall come near | 1 |
| also which come near | 1 |
| and behold there came | 1 |
| and brought | 1 |
| and came near | 1 |
| and draw near | 1 |
| and drew nigh | 1 |
| and he brought | 1 |
| and he brought them near | 1 |
| and he came near | 1 |
| and he drew near | 1 |
| and he shall approach | 1 |
| and him that offereth | 1 |
| and presented | 1 |
| and she brought | 1 |
| and there came | 1 |
| and they brought forth | 1 |
| and they come | 1 |
| and they shall not come near | 1 |
| and when she had brought | 1 |
| bring | 1 |
| bring forth | 1 |
| bring ye hither | 1 |
| but come not near | 1 |
| but they shall not come nigh | 1 |
| by thyself come not near | 1 |
| came nigh | 1 |
| come hither | 1 |
| come nigh | 1 |
| draw ye near | 1 |
| drew nigh | 1 |
| for me give | 1 |
| forth | 1 |
| go near | 1 |
| have ye offered | 1 |
| he shall also bring | 1 |
| he shall bring | 1 |
| he shall not come nigh | 1 |
| him can make | 1 |
| i pray thee bring me hither | 1 |
| is so near | 1 |
| it shall not come nigh | 1 |
| let him come | 1 |
| let him come near | 1 |
| let them come near | 1 |
| nor come nigh | 1 |
| not or when they come near | 1 |
| offered | 1 |
| or when they come near | 1 |
| put | 1 |
| shall approach | 1 |
| shall bring | 1 |
| shall come near | 1 |
| shall come nigh | 1 |
| shall i go up | 1 |
| shall not overtake | 1 |
| shall overtake | 1 |
| stand | 1 |
| that they may offer | 1 |
| then came near | 1 |
| then they came | 1 |
| they brought | 1 |
| to come near | 1 |
| to come nigh | 1 |
| to me i pray you and they came near | 1 |
| until he came near | 1 |
| unto him come near | 1 |
| unto me nor to come near | 1 |
| unto thee wherefore approached ye so nigh | 1 |
| unto them bring me hither | 1 |
| when they approach | 1 |
| why went ye nigh | 1 |
| with him drew nigh | 1 |
| ye offer | 1 |
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Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
Read word by wordTherefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.
Read word by wordThen Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
Read word by wordFor forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
Read word by wordAnd David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
Read word by wordWhen David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
Read word by wordShe served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. And that night they got up and left.
Read word by wordThen David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,
Read word by wordWhen David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,
Read word by wordThen David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.
Read word by wordYour hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.
Read word by wordSo Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
Read word by wordif the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?
Read word by wordWho struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”
Read word by wordAnd when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
Read word by wordhoney, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
Read word by wordAnd Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.1
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
Read word by wordThen Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
Read word by wordAt the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
Read word by wordMeanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
Read word by wordAfterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”
Read word by wordThen the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
Read word by wordThen Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Read word by wordThen the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
Read word by wordSo she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.
Read word by wordWhen all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
Read word by wordWhen she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
Read word by wordNaaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”
Read word by wordSo Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
Read word by wordThen Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Read word by wordThen they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.
Read word by wordThen Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.
Read word by wordthey approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”
Read word by wordAfter these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
Read word by wordHe is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
Read word by wordOne scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 41.8
Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
Read word by wordTherefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
Read word by word“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
Read word by word“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
Read word by word“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
Read word by wordCome, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
Read word by wordSpeak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
Read word by wordYet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’
Read word by wordThe One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
Read word by wordThey say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
Read word by wordTheir leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordThen all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached
Read word by word“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!
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