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2 Samuel 13:11

“And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

נָגַשׁnâgash · naw-gash'
H5066 · Hebrew
Definition
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
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
(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.
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • תַּגֵּ֥שׁ — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HC/Vhw3fs
Usage
Occurs 125 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:23Genesis 19:9Genesis 19:9Genesis 27:21Genesis 27:22

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָגַשׁ here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.