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Exodus 21:6

“Then 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.” (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
  • וְ — conjunction
  • הִגִּישׁ֤ — verb Hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
  • וֹ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3ms
Usage
Occurs 125 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:23Genesis 19:9Genesis 19:9Genesis 27:21Genesis 27:22

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.