What does נָגַע · יָד mean in the Bible?
נָגַע · יָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "his hand cannot reach, he cannot afford".
Hebrew · H5060, H3027
לֹא תַגִּיעַ יָדוֹ
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.) · a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
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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 →יָדH3027a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
Pronunciationyād
Open hand signifies power, control, and agency; extends from literal grasp to dominion and divine authority throughout Scripture.
Open lexicon entry →What does לֹא תַגִּיעַ יָדוֹ (lōʾ taggîaʿ yādô) mean in the Bible?
נָגַע · יָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "his hand cannot reach, he cannot afford".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5060, H3027?
H5060, H3027 is connected to 1,777 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. his hand cannot reach, he cannot afford
Source Gloss
his hand cannot reach, he cannot afford
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms81
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense55×
Imperfect2Sam 23:7 · Hag 2:13 · Job 5:19 · Lev 5:3 · Lev 6:11 · Lev 6:20 · Lev 7:19 · Lev 15:5 · Lev 15:11 · Lev 15:12 · Lev 22:5 · Num 19:16 · Num 19:22 · Ps 104:32 · Exod 19:13 · Job 4:525×
Perfect1Sam 10:26 · Gen 32:33 · Isa 6:7 · Jer 4:18 · Jer 51:9 · Mic 1:9 · 1Sam 6:9 · Dan 10:10 · Job 19:21 · Judg 20:41 · Hos 4:2 · Isa 16:8 · Jer 48:3213×
Participle active1Kgs 6:27 · 1Kgs 19:5 · Dan 8:5 · Dan 9:21 · Dan 10:16 · Judg 20:34 · Num 31:19 · Zech 2:129×
Jussive1Chr 16:22 · Isa 52:11 · Lam 4:15 · Num 16:26 · Ps 105:155×
Participle passiveIsa 53:4 · Ps 73:142×
Sequential imperfectPs 144:51×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action25×
Perfect2Chr 28:9 · Esth 9:1 · Esth 9:26 · Ezek 7:12 · Isa 25:12 · Lam 2:2 · Song 2:12 · Esth 6:14 · Ps 88:4 · Esth 4:1410×
Participle active2Chr 3:11 · 2Chr 3:12 · Dan 8:7 · Eccl 8:14 · Esth 4:3 · Esth 8:17 · Gen 28:12 · Isa 5:89×
ImperfectIsa 8:8 · Job 20:6 · Zech 14:5 · Isa 30:4 · Ps 32:6 · Lev 5:76×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
ImperfectPs 73:51×
Word Origins
לֹא תַגִּיעַ יָדוֹ is a primitive root - no further derivation.