Lexical Definition

‎נָגַח‎ nâgach (naw-gakh') to gore ^H:V
a primitive root

gore, push (down, -ing).

• to butt with the horns
• figuratively, to war against

1) to push, thrust, gore
1a) (Qal) to gore
1b) (Piel) to push or thrust at
1c) (Hithpael) to engage in thrusting, wage war

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נָגַח‎ verb push, thrust, gore (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic succeed, attain, make progress; ᵑ7 as Biblical Hebrew); —

Qal Imperfect ‎יִגַּח‎ Exod 21:28; Exod 21:31; Exod 21:32 (E), ‎יִגָּ֑ח‎ vExod 21:31 — gore, subject ‎שׁוֺר‎, followed by accusative of person Pi`el Imperfect ‎יְנַגַּח‎ Deut 33:17 2 masculine singular ‎תְּנַגַּח‎ 1Kgs 22:11; 2Chr 18:10 ‎תְּנַגְּחוּ‎ Ezek 34:21 ‎נְנַגֵּחַ‎ Ps 44:6* Participle ‎מְנַגֵּחַ‎ Dan 8:4 — push or thrust at, followed by accusative: of Joseph under figure of wild ox Deut 33:17, compare 1Kgs 22:11 = 2Chr 18:10; Ps 44:6* (|| ‎בּוּס‎); see also Ezek 34:21 (of Israel under figure of sheep), compare Dan 8:4 (of ram in vision; object not expressed). Hithpa`el Imperfect ‎יִתְנַגַּח עִמּוֺ מֶלֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב‎ Dan 11:40 engage in thrusting with, wage war with.

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