What does כֹּל · נָגַע · מוּת mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נָגַע · מוּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Hebrew · H3605, H5060, H4191
כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהֶם בְּמֹתָם
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · 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.) · to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
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כֹּלH3605properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciationkōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
Open lexicon entry →נָגַעH5060properly, 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.)
Pronunciationnāgaʿ
Touch ranges from gentle contact to violent striking; conveys both reaching and harming through physical engagement.
Open lexicon entry →מוּתH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Pronunciationmût
Moves from literal death to spiritual/covenantal death; God's instrument of judgment and consequence for covenant violation.
Open lexicon entry →What does כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהֶם בְּמֹתָם (kol-hannōḡēaʿ bāhem bĕmōṯām) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נָגַע · מוּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Full entry for כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהֶם בְּמֹתָם (H3605, H5060, H4191) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H5060, H4191?
H3605, H5060, H4191 is connected to 6,406 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Strong'sH3605, H5060, H4191
Lexical occurrences6,406 versesSource Gloss
properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהֶם בְּמֹתָם is built from this root:
כָּלַלH3634