מִפְגָּע
𐤌𐤐𐤂𐤏
miphgâʻ
H4645 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A point or object of encounter, especially one subjected to contact, attack, or intercession; a designated place or person met with, most often referring in context to a target, victim, or object of a hostile or fateful encounter. Broader semantic range can include a place of meeting, something or someone that is met with, or an object of focus in positive or negative circumstances.
Semantic Range
object of attack, mark, point of encounter, victim, target, object of intercession, locus of contact
Root / Etymology
From the root פגע (p-g-‘), which in its verbal form generally means 'to meet, encounter, reach, fall upon, strike'. The noun מִפְגָּע is a derivative denoting the outcome, place, or object of such an encounter, with nuanced implications depending on context (hostile confrontation, chance meeting, or intercessory encounter).
Historical & Contextual Notes
The term appears infrequently and with some ambiguity, usually in contexts of confrontation or in prayers against an adversary (e.g., Isaiah 49:17). In contrast to more neutral nouns for 'meeting' (such as מוֹעֵד, 'appointed time/assembly'), מִפְגָּע often emphasizes the resulting impact or fate of the encounter, whether it is an attack, a calamity, or an object of intercession. English translations such as 'object of attack' or 'mark' risk oversimplifying the nuance; the word can denote any focal point of encounter (positive or negative). In post-biblical Hebrew, the related verbal root retains the notion of intervention or coming into contact, especially in prayer contexts.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from פָּגַע; an object of attack; mark.
Bantu Hebrew
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פגע (p-g-ʿ) — encounter, meet, reach, strike, intercede
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H6293 | פָּגַע | in his encountering |
| H6294 | פֶּגַע | encounter! |
| H6295 | פַּגְעִיאֵל | El-has-met |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4645-01 |
לְ/מִפְגָּ֣ע | lemifega | HR/Ncmsa |
as a mark | to a point of encounter | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4645-01 |
Job 7:20 | לְ/מִפְגָּ֣ע | lemifega | HR/Ncmsa |
as a mark | to a point of encounter |