5063. negeph

Lexicon

negeph: Plague, defeat, blow, calamity

Original Word: נֶגֶף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: negeph
Pronunciation: neh'-ghef
Phonetic Spelling: (neh'-ghef)
Definition: Plague, defeat, blow, calamity
Meaning: a trip, an infliction

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

plague, stumbling

From nagaph; a trip (of the foot); figuratively, an infliction (of disease) -- plague, stumbling.

see HEBREW nagaph

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from nagaph
Definition
a blow, a striking
NASB Translation
plague (6), strike (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נֶ֫גֶף noun masculine^{Exodus 12:13} blow, striking (as judgment, only P); — ׳נ absolute Exodus 12:13 6t.; —

1 fatal blow, plague, Exodus 12:13 (death of first-born); Exodus 30:12; Numbers 8:19 (indefinite); = pestilence Numbers 17:11; Numbers 17:12; Joshua 22:17.

2 striking, ׳אֶבֶן נ Isaiah 8:14 i.e. against which the foot strikes and so stumbles ("" צוּר מִכְשׁוֺל).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb נָגַף (nagaph), which means "to strike" or "to smite."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4127 (πληγή, plēgē): This Greek term is often translated as "plague" or "blow" and is used in the New Testament to describe similar divine judgments or afflictions.
• G4348 (προσκόπτω, proskoptō): This term means "to stumble" or "to strike against," reflecting the idea of a trip or obstacle.
• G4431 (πτωμα, ptōma): This word refers to a "fall" or "ruin," aligning with the concept of a calamity or infliction.

These Greek terms provide a New Testament parallel to the Hebrew concept of נֶגֶף (negef), illustrating the continuity of the theme of divine judgment and the consequences of disobedience across both Testaments.

Usage: The word נֶגֶף (negef) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe instances of plague or affliction that result in widespread suffering or death. It is often associated with divine retribution or as a consequence of disobedience to God's commands.

Context: נֶגֶף (negef) appears in several key passages within the Hebrew Bible, illustrating its role as a tool of divine judgment. For example, in Exodus 12:13, the term is used to describe the plague that God sent upon Egypt, sparing the Israelites who marked their doorposts with the blood of the Passover lamb: "The blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt" (BSB).

In Numbers 16:46-50, נֶגֶף (negef) is used to describe the plague that broke out among the Israelites following Korah's rebellion. Moses instructed Aaron to make atonement for the people, and the plague was halted: "Then Moses said to Aaron, 'Take your censer, put incense in it, along with fire from the altar, and hurry to the assembly to make atonement for them. Wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.'"

The term is also found in 2 Samuel 24:21, where David seeks to avert a plague that has been sent as a punishment for his census of Israel: "Araunah said, 'Why has my lord the king come to his servant?' 'To buy your threshing floor,' David replied, 'so that I can build an altar to the LORD, that the plague on the people may be halted.'"

These examples underscore the concept of נֶגֶף (negef) as a manifestation of divine displeasure, often requiring atonement or intercession to be lifted.

Forms and Transliterations

הַנֶּ֖גֶף הַנָּֽגֶף׃ הנגף הנגף׃ נֶ֔גֶף נֶ֖גֶף נֶ֙גֶף֙ נֶ֠גֶף נגף han·nā·ḡep̄ han·ne·ḡep̄ hanNagef hannāḡep̄ hanNegef hanneḡep̄ ne·ḡep̄ negef neḡep̄

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 12:13
HEB: יִֽהְיֶ֨ה בָכֶ֥ם נֶ֙גֶף֙ לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית בְּהַכֹּתִ֖י
NAS: you, and no plague will befall
KJV: I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy
INT: and no will befall plague to destroy strike

Exodus 30:12
HEB: יִהְיֶ֥ה בָהֶ֛ם נֶ֖גֶף בִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָֽם׃
NAS: them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number
KJV: when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when [thou] numberest
INT: will be no become plague number

Numbers 8:19
HEB: בִּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נֶ֔גֶף בְּגֶ֥שֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־
NAS: so that there will be no plague among the sons
KJV: of Israel: that there be no plague among the children
INT: the sons of Israel plague their coming the sons

Numbers 16:46
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה הֵחֵ֥ל הַנָּֽגֶף׃
NAS: from the LORD, the plague has begun!
KJV: from the LORD; the plague is begun.
INT: the LORD has begun the plague

Numbers 16:47
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֛ה הֵחֵ֥ל הַנֶּ֖גֶף בָּעָ֑ם וַיִּתֵּן֙
NAS: for behold, the plague had begun
KJV: of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun
INT: behold had begun the plague the people put

Joshua 22:17
HEB: הַזֶּ֑ה וַיְהִ֥י הַנֶּ֖גֶף בַּעֲדַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: day, although a plague came
KJV: until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation
INT: to this came A plague the congregation of the LORD

Isaiah 8:14
HEB: לְמִקְדָּ֑שׁ וּלְאֶ֣בֶן נֶ֠גֶף וּלְצ֨וּר מִכְשׁ֜וֹל
NAS: a stone to strike and a rock
KJV: but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock
INT: A sanctuary A stone to strike rock to stumble

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5063
7 Occurrences

han·nā·ḡep̄ — 1 Occ.
han·ne·ḡep̄ — 2 Occ.
ne·ḡep̄ — 4 Occ.