יִגַּ֧ע

𐤉𐤂𐤏

yiga

touches

a primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.); beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

H5060

Haggai 2:13 · Word #4

Lexicon H5060

Lemmaנָגַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤂𐤏
Transliterationnâgaʻ
Strong'sH5060
In-contexttouches

Morphology HVqi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H5060-54

he touches

Morphological NotesQal stem (simple active); imperfect (yiqtol) conjugation; 3rd person masculine singular. The doubled ג reflects assimilation in the imperfect form.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating a simple active action performed by "he." The rendering "he touches" preserves the root sense of making contact, which can extend to striking or reaching, while accurately reflecting the masculine singular subject and imperfect aspect.

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Words from Root נגע (touching, contact, striking, reaching, afflicting)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5061-01 banega in the strike-affliction
H5060-01 benageo in his touching
H5061-02 benega in a strike-blow

Word Usage (150 occurrences of H5060)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 3:3 תִגְּע֖וּ tigeu touch
Genesis 12:17 וַ/יְנַגַּ֨ע vayenaga struck
Genesis 20:6 לִ/נְגֹּ֥עַ linegoa to touch