נֹגֵ֛ף

𐤍𐤂𐤐

nogef

is striking

a primitive root; to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease); beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, [idiom] surely, put to the worse.

H5062

2 Chronicles 21:14 · Word #3

Lexicon H5062

Lemmaנָגַף
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤂𐤐
Transliterationnâgaph
Strong'sH5062
In-contextis striking

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5062-05

one striking down

Rootנגף (n-g-p̄)
Core Meaningsto strike, smite, push down, gore, defeat, inflict injury
Semantic Rangeto strike physically, smite in battle, defeat an enemy, inflict a plague or disease, cause to stumble or fall
Conceptual SignificanceThe root נגף is frequently associated with divine judgment or military defeat, often describing YHWH striking enemies or bringing plague. As a participle, it can portray an active agent of judgment or destruction, highlighting the immediacy and ongoing force of the action.
Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular, absolute. Functions substantivally to denote an agent performing the action of striking or smiting.
Rendering RationaleThe form נֹגֵף is a Qal active participle masculine singular, denoting "one who is striking" or "one striking." Rendering it as "one striking down" preserves the core sense of the root נגף (to smite or strike so as to bring down) while accurately reflecting the masculine singular participial form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root נגף (to strike, smite, push down, gore, defeat, inflict injury)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H102-01 agapayv his striking-bands
H102-02 agapeykha your striking-bands
H4046-01 bamagefah in the smiting-plague
H4046-02 hamagefah the striking-plague
H5063-01 hanegef the smiting-blow
H4046-03 kamagefah like the striking-plague
H5062-01 linegof to strike down
H4046-04 magefah a smiting-blow
H5063-02 negef a smiting-blow
H5062-02 nigaf he was struck down
H5062-03 nigafim the struck-down ones
H5062-04 nigefu they were struck down
H5062-06 tigof you (ms) will be-struck down; she will be-struck down
H5062-07 tinagefu you will be struck down
H5062-08 vayigof and he struck down
H5062-09 vayinagef and he was struck down
H5062-10 vayinagefu and they were struck down
H5062-11 yigof he strikes down

Word Usage (49 occurrences of H5062)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 7:27 נֹגֵ֛ף nogef will smite
Exodus 12:23 לִ/נְגֹּ֣ף linegof to strike
Exodus 12:23 לִ/נְגֹּֽף linegof-2 to strike