Word

פָּגַע

pâgaʻ · H6293 · Hebrew · 46 occurrences

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Meanings

to meet, to run into, to find, to come across, to come upon

Process by which humans or animals unexpectedly meet other humans or animals while travelling from one location to another

Examples
Exodus 5:20 When they left Pharaoh’s presence, they met Moses and Aaron as they were waiting for them.
Exodus 23:4 “If you encounter your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering away, you must return it to him.
1 Samuel 10:5 “Afterward you will come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre in front of them, and they will be prophesying.
to meet, to reach, to find

Process by which humans meet other humans or reach an object while travelling from one location to another

Examples
Genesis 28:11 And he happened upon a particular place and spent the night there, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and made it a support for his head, and lay down in that place.
Genesis 32:1 Now as Jacob went on his way, the angels of God met him.
Numbers 35:19 ‘The blood avenger himself shall put the murderer to death; he himself shall put him to death when he meets him.
to molest, to strike down, to punish

Action by which humans go and meet other humans, with the purpose of killing or harming that person

Examples
Exodus 5:3 Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, otherwise He will strike us with plague or with the sword.”
Judges 8:21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise up yourself, and attack us; for as the man, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent amulets which were on their camels’ necks.
Judges 15:12 Then they said to him, “We have come down to bind you so that we may hand you over to the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not kill me.”
to cause to reach

Causative action by which deities cause objects to go and reach another object

Examples
Job 36:32 “He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the target.
Literally: to cause an event to meet someone; hence: causative action by which deities make humans responsible for an event (to cause (something) to meet (someone) > to make (someone) responsible for (something))

Examples
Isaiah 53:6 All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the wrongdoing of us all To fall on Him.
to entreat, to beg, to intercede

Literally: to meet; hence: action by which humans address other humans with humility and politeness, with the purpose of asking for a favor

Examples
Genesis 23:8 And he spoke with them, saying, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me, and plead with Ephron the son of Zohar for me,
Ruth 1:16 But Ruth said, “Do not plead with me to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you sleep, I will sleep. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.
Isaiah 53:12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the plunder with the strong, Because He poured out His life unto death, And was counted with wrongdoers; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the wrongdoers.
to entreat, to pray, to intercede

Action by which humans address deities with humility and politeness, with the purpose of asking for a favor

Examples
Job 21:15 ‘Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And what would we gain if we plead with Him?’
Isaiah 47:3 “Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame will also be exposed; I will take vengeance and will not spare anyone.”
Isaiah 59:16 And He saw that there was no one, And was amazed that there was not one to intercede; Then His own arm brought salvation to Him, And His righteousness upheld Him.

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

44 occurrences in 19 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 14
Not stated: you (one person) 10
Not stated: they 4
Other words · 16 groups that occur once or twice (18) 18

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

9 occurrences in 11 groups

Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

37 occurrences in 28 groups

בin/on/with+ וֹhim 11
בin/on/with+ כֹּהֵןpriest 3
בin/on/with+ נִיme 3
Other words · 25 groups that occur once or twice (27) 27

With adverbsAdverbs

5 occurrences in 2 groups

לֹאnot 3
אַלnot, do not 2

What it is said to bePredicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

אַיִןthere is no, not 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

4 occurrences in 2 groups

בin/on/with 4
לto/for 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 5 words

קָרָה qârâh · H7136 · to happen, to take place, to befall: Both words denote encountering or meeting events: פָּגַע (pâgaʻ, H6293) emphasizes encounter, intercession and falling upon, while קָרָה (qârâh, H7136) emphasizes happening or befalling with a sense of meeting.
קָרָא qârâʼ · H7122 · to cry out, to read, to recite: פָּגַע (pâgaʻ, H6293) and קָרָא both include “meet” among their senses and overlap in the sense of meeting or encountering, though קָרָא has a much broader range.
פָּלַל pâlal · H6419 · to expect, to pray, to intercede: The target lexeme (‘make intercession, intercessor, intreat, pray’) and פָּלַל (‘intreat, make prayer, make supplication’) both genuinely denote prayer and intercession as core senses, and are true same-language near-synonyms that could substitute for each other in prayer contexts.
מָצָא mâtsâʼ · H4672 · to find, to be able (to do something): Both words can express meeting or encountering and can substitute in contexts of coming upon something. מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, H4672) is broader (find, come upon, be able), while פָּגַע (pâgaʻ, H6293) more narrowly emphasizes encounter and intercession.
פָּגַשׁ pâgash · H6298 · to meet, to run into, to find: Both words denote meeting or encountering as a core shared sense, and both center on the same action.

In the other Testament 1 word

ἀπαντάω apantáō · G528 · to draw near, to meet, to meet up with: Greek ἀπαντάω specifically denotes encountering or meeting someone coming from the opposite direction, capturing the confrontational or intersecting motion sense present in Hebrew פָּגַע's 'fall upon, meet' usage.

Semantic domains 4 entries

Meet002003002016: פָּגַע means to meet or encounter, as when Jacob's messengers meet God's camp in Genesis 32:2, and when the LORD meets with the Hebrews in Exodus 5:3, and when Moses and Aaron are met in Exodus 5:20.
Bear002003003003: The word's sense of falling upon or attacking carries an association with bearing a violent onslaught, though this facet is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of meeting or entreating.
Speak002004001009008: פָּגַע is used of entreating or pleading with someone, as when Abraham asks that his servants plead with Ephron on his behalf in Genesis 23:8.
Pray002004001009010: The word also carries the sense of interceding or making entreaty on another's behalf, closely tied to the pleading illustrated in Genesis 23:8.

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

פָּגַעpâgaʻ · H6293פֶּגַע pegaʻ · H6294 · chance · 2×מִפְגָּע miphgâʻ · H4645 · target · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6293. paga מָּגַע verb meet, encounter, reach (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מְּגַע, ;…

H6293. paga
מָּגַע verb meet, encounter, reach (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מְּגַע, ; possibly akin to Arabic , happen to, light upon; is pain, afflict); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳פ 1Ki 2:32 +, suffix וּפְגָעוֺ consecutive Amo 5:19, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּפְגַּע Gen 28:11+; 1plural נְפְגַּע Job 21:15, etc.; Imperative masculine singular מְּגַע Jdg 8:21+; masculine plural מִּגְעוּ Gen 23:8; Infinitive construct לִפְגֹּע 1Sa 22:17, suffix מִּגְעוֺ Num 35:19, Num 35:21; —
1 meet, light upon, with accusative of person 1Sa 10:5; Exo 5:20 (J), with suffix person Amo 5:19; ׳פ שׁוֺר Exo 23:4; with ב person Gen 32:2 (E), Num 35:19, Num 35:21 (P); with ב location Gen 28:11 (E).
2 meet, with kindness, with accusative of person Isa 64:5 (subject ׳י), so Isa 47:3 according to Ew De Di and others; CheHpt אֶפְרַע (reading, with Du, אמר for אָדָם).
3 encounter with hostility, fall upon with ב person Jos 2:16 (JE), Jdg 8:21; Jdg 15:12; Jdg 18:25; 1Sa 22:17-18, (twice in verse); 2Sa 1:15; 1Ki 2:25, 1Ki 2:29, 1Ki 2:31, 1Ki 2:32, 1Ki 2:34, 1Ki 2:46; Rth 2:22; of God, with accusative (suffix), + ב instrumental Exo 5:3.
4 encounter with request, entreat, with ב person Jer 7:16; Job 21:15, followed by clause Jer 27:18; Rth 1:16, + ל person on whose behalf Gen 23:8
5 strike, touch, of boundary, with ב location Jos 16:7; Jos 19:11, Jos 19:22, Jos 19:26, Jos 19:27, Jos 19:34 (twice in verse), compare Jos 17:10; with אֶל location Jos 19:11.
Hiph`il 1. cause to light upon, Perfect3masculine singular הִפְגִּיעַ with accusative of thing + ב person Isa 53:6.
2 cause one (accusative) to entreat1singular הִפְגַּעְתִּי (ב person) Jer 15:11 (otherwise Gie; Co strike out see as gloss).
3 make entreaty, 3 plural הִפְגִּעוּ Jer 36:25 with ב person; more Generally interpose, Imperfect3masculine singular יַפְגִּיעַ Isa 53:12, with ל person in whose behalf; Participle מַפְגִּיעַ Isa 59:16 one interposing.
4 make attack, only Participle Job 36:32 assailant, but Ol Bu Du and others מִפְגָּע mark.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 4 entries

Meet35 occurrences Bear1 occurrence Speak4 occurrences Pray6 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0