Lexical Summary negeph: Plague, defeat, blow, calamity Original Word: נֶגֶף 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 Originfrom nagaph Definition a blow, a striking NASB Translation plague (6), strike (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs נֶ֫גֶף noun masculineExodus 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 Overview נֶגֶף portrays a divinely sent blow that breaks out as plague, calamity, or stumbling. In every occurrence the word underscores the holiness of God and the peril of violating His covenant, while simultaneously highlighting provisions of mercy that avert the blow. Occurrences in the Old Testament 1. Exodus 12:13 – The Passover blood protects Israel: “No plague shall be among you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.” Themes of Divine Judgment and Mercy • Judgment is never arbitrary; נֶגֶף strikes where covenant boundaries are crossed—Egypt’s oppression, unauthorized census, priestly rebellion, idolatrous immorality, national unbelief. Covenantal and Liturgical Safeguards Passover, ransom money, Levitical ministry and altar incense function as covenant mechanisms preventing נֶגֶף. The placement of these texts around foundational institutions—redemption from Egypt, census organization, tabernacle worship—shows that holiness, order and worship are indispensable defenses against judgment. Collective Responsibility and Corporate Memory Joshua 22:17 reveals that the memory of previous נֶגֶף becomes a moral deterrent. Israel’s leaders recount the plague at Peor to dissuade the Transjordan tribes from erecting a rival altar. Remembered judgments serve future obedience. The Stone of Stumbling (Isaiah 8:14) Here נֶגֶף shifts from an external plague to an internal stumbling over the person of the LORD, fulfilled in Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:6-8). Those who refuse Him experience the blow spiritually; those who trust find a sanctuary. The prophetic use broadens נֶגֶף beyond physical calamity to the peril of unbelief. Typological Significance Every protective element from נֶגֶף foreshadows the gospel: Application for Ministry Today 1. Preach both the reality of judgment and the sufficiency of divine provision. Related Concepts מַגֵּפָה (magephah, plague), פֶּגַע (pegaʿ, stroke), פֶּסַח (pesach, Passover), כָּפַר (kaphar, atone). 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 neḡep̄Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Numbers 8:19 Numbers 16:46 Numbers 16:47 Joshua 22:17 Isaiah 8:14 7 Occurrences |
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