What does כֹּל · נָגַע mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נָגַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "everyone who touches".
Hebrew · H3605, H5060
כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ
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.)
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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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נָגַע H5060 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.)
Pronunciation nāgaʿ
Touch ranges from gentle contact to violent striking; conveys both reaching and harming through physical engagement.
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What does כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ (kol-hannōḡēaʿ) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נָגַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "everyone who touches".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H5060?
H3605, H5060 is connected to 5,567 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. everyone who touches
Strong's H3605, H5060
Lexical occurrences 5,567 verses Source Gloss
everyone who touches
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain