Lexical Definition
נָגַף nâgaph (naw-gaf') to strike H:V
a primitive root
beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, [idiom] surely, put to the worse.
- to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)
1) to strike, smite
1a) (Qal) to strike, smite
1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be smitten
1c) (Hithpael) to stumble
See Greek: θραύω · κοπή · κόπτω · παιδεύω · παίω · πατάσσω · πίπτω · πλήσσω · προσκόπτω · πταίω · συντρίβω · τύπτω
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| תִגּֽוֹף | it will strike | Prov.3.23 |
| תִּנָּֽגְפ֔וּ | you will be defeated | Deut.1.42 |
| תִּנָּ֣גְפ֔וּ | you will be defeated | Num.14.42 |
| תִּגֹּ֖ף | you should strike | Ps.91.12 |
| נֹגֵ֛ף | about to strike | Exod.8.2 • 2Chr.21.14 |
| נָגֹ֣ף | striking | Isa.19.22 |
| נָגַ֤ף | he defeated | 2Chr.13.15 |
| נִגּ֨וֹף | certainly | Judg.20.39 |
| נִגָּפִ֥ים | defeated | Judg.20.32 |
| נִגָּפִ֖ים | defeated | Deut.28.7 |
| נִגָּף֮ | defeated | Deut.28.25 |
| נִגָּ֥ף | defeated | Judg.20.39 |
| נִגָּ֑פוּ | they were defeated | Judg.20.36 |
| נִגַּ֖ף | it was defeated | 2Sam.10.15 |
| נִגְּפוּ֮ | they had been defeated | 1Chr.19.16 |
| נִגְּפוּ֙ | they had been defeated | 1Chr.19.19 |
| they were defeated | 2Sam.10.19 | |
| נְגָפָ֧נוּ | has he defeated us | 1Sam.4.3 |
| נְגָפ֨וֹ | he struck him | 2Chr.21.18 |
| לִנְגֹּֽף | to strike | Exod.12.23 |
| לִנְגֹּ֣ף | to strike | Exod.12.23 |
| יִנָּגֵ֞ף | it will be defeated | 2Chr.6.24 |
| יִגֹּ֧ף | it will strike | Exod.21.35 |
| יִגֹּ֤ף | he will strike | Zech.14.12 • Zech.14.18 |
| יִגָּפֶ֑נּוּ | he will strike him | 1Sam.26.10 |
| יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּ | they will stumble | Jer.13.16 |
| וָאֶגֹּ֣ף | and I struck | Josh.24.5 |
| וַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ | and they were defeated | 2Chr.20.22 |
| וַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּ | and they were defeated | 1Sam.7.10 |
| וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף | and it was defeated | 1Sam.4.2 • 2Kgs.14.12 • 2Chr.25.22 |
| וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף | and he was defeated | 2Sam.2.17 |
| and it was defeated | 1Sam.4.10 | |
| וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ | and they were defeated | 2Sam.18.7 |
| וַיִּגֹּ֨ף | and he defeated | Judg.20.35 |
| וַיִּגֹּ֧ף | and he struck | 1Sam.25.38 |
| וַיִּגֹּ֥ף | and he struck | Exod.32.35 |
| וַיִּגֹּ֤ף | and he defeated | 2Chr.14.12 |
| וַיִּגֹּ֣ף | and he struck | 2Sam.12.15 |
| וַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּ | and he struck him | 2Chr.13.20 |
| וְנָגַ֧ף | and he will strike | Isa.19.22 |
| וְנָ֨גְפ֜וּ | and they will strike | Exod.21.22 |
| וְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖ם | and you will be defeated | Lev.26.17 |
| בְּנָגְפּ֥וֹ | when struck he | Exod.12.27 |
| בְּֽהִנָּגֵ֞ף | when are defeated | 1Kgs.8.33 |
| אֶגּֽוֹף | I will strike down | Ps.89.23 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
נָגַף verb strike, smite (Aramaic נְגַף); -Qal Perfect ׳נ 2Chr 13:15; Isa 19:22 (וְ consecutive); suffix נְגָפוֺ 2Chr 21:18, etc.; Imperfect יִגֹּף Exod 21:35 + 2 t.; וַיִּגֹּף Exod 32:35 + 4 t.; אֶגּוֺף Ps 89:24* +, etc.; Infinitive absolute נָנֹף Isa 19:22 construct לִנְגֹּף Exod 12:23 (twice in verse); נָגְפוֺ vExod 12:27 — strike, smite, of serious (even fatal) injury, compare accusative of person Exod 21:22; Exod 21:35 (E); one's foot against (בְּ) stone Ps 91:12 absolute (stumble) Prov 3:23 especially of judgment, subject ׳י, object individual (fatal stroke) 1Sam 25:38; 1Sam 26:10; 2Sam 12:15; 2Chr 13:20; 2Chr 21:18 (לָחֳלִי); object people (absolute) Exod 12:23 (twice in verse); Exod 12:27 (JE), Exod 32:35; Josh 24:5 (E), Isa 19:22, compare vIsa 19:22 see also Ps 89:24* compare with accusative of cognate meaning מַגֵּפָה Zech 14:12; Zech 14:18; 2Chr 21:14 (followed by also בְּעַמְּךָ); with בְּ instrumental Exod 7:27* of causing defeat in battle, compare accusative + לִפְנֵי Judg 20:35; 1Sam 4:3; 2Chr 13:15; 2Chr 14:11*.Niph`al Perfect נִגַּף 2Sam 10:15 נִגְּפוּ v2Sam 10:19 + 2 t., etc.; Imperfect יִנָּגֵף 2Chr 6:24 וַיִּנָּגֵף 1Sam 4:2 + 4 t.; Infinitive absolute נִגּוֺף Judg 20:39 construct הִנָּגֵף 1Kgs 8:33 Participle נִגָּף Deut 28:25; Judg 20:39, etc.; — be smitten, before enemy, in battle, followed by לִפְנֵי Judg 20:32; Judg 20:39 (twice in verse); 1Sam 4:2; 1Sam 7:10; 2Sam 10:15; 2Sam 10:19; 2Sam 18:7; 1Kgs 8:33; 2Kgs 14:12; 1Chr 19:16; 1Chr 19:19; 2Chr 6:24; 2Chr 25:22; Lev 26:17; Num 14:42; Deut 1:42 absolute Judg 20:36; 1Sam 4:10; 2Sam 2:17; 2Chr 20:22 Participle after נָתַן, followed by לִפְנֵי Deut 28:7; Deut 28:25. see נָגַע Niph`al
Hithpa`el Imperfect יִתְנַגְּפוּ Jer 13:16 = stumble, subject רַגְלֵיכֶם, followed by על (location); compare Qal (Ps 91:12) and נֶגֶף
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Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 7:27* · 12:23 · 12:27 · 21:22 · 21:35 · 32:35 |
| Leviticus | 26:17 |
| Numbers | 14:42 |
| Deuteronomy | 1:42 · 28:7 · 28:25 |
| Joshua | 24:5 |
| Judges | 20:32 · 20:35 · 20:36 · 20:39 |
| 1 Samuel | 4:2 · 4:3 · 4:10 · 7:10 · 25:38 · 26:10 |
| 2 Samuel | 2:17 · 10:15 · 10:19 · 12:15 · 18:7 |
| 1 Kings | 8:33 |
| 2 Kings | 14:12 |
| 1 Chronicles | 19:16 · 19:19 |
| 2 Chronicles | 6:24 · 13:15 · 13:20 · 14:11* · 20:22 · 21:14 · 21:18 · 25:22 |
| Psalms | 89:24* · 91:12 |
| Proverbs | 3:23 |
| Isaiah | 19:22 |
| Jeremiah | 13:16 |
| Zechariah | 14:12 · 14:18 |