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פָּגַע

𐤐𐤂𐤏

pâgaʻ

H6293 verb

SILEX Entry

Root פגע to encounter, to meet, to reach, to strike/contact

Definition

To encounter, meet, or come upon—either accidentally or purposefully—with an extension to making a request, entreating, or interceding on someone’s behalf. The term covers both physical contact, such as colliding with or attacking someone, and more abstract senses such as approaching with a petition or plea. In several contexts, it specifically denotes mediation or earnest pleading with an authority person or with deity.

Semantic Range

to encounter (physically or incidentally), to meet (by chance or arrangement), to reach or come upon, to attack or fall upon (with violence), to make a request or petition, to plead, to intercede (mediate on behalf of another), to pray earnestly

Root / Etymology

Root: פגע (p-g-ʻ). The root conveys the idea of a direct or forceful encounter. פָּגַע (pagaʻ) carries this sense into both literal (meeting, colliding, attacking) and figurative (interceding, pleading) dimensions. The action-oriented semantics of the root are preserved in most derived senses, but specific abstracted uses developed in later periods.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פָּגַע appears in several distinctive contexts in the Hebrew Bible: (1) as a physical meeting or confrontation, sometimes with negative connotation (hostile engagement—Gen 32:2; Josh 2:16); (2) as making contact with or overtaking in the sense of reaching a location or person (1 Sam 10:5); and (3) in its prominent figurative usage, as pleading, entreaty, or intercession (Gen 23:8; Jer 7:16; Isa 53:12). Intercession/entreaty senses become common especially in prophetic and post-exilic texts, typically referring to earnest prayer or mediation before deity. Standard English translations sometimes conflate the physical and figurative senses, and older versions (KJV) frequently use highly interpretive glosses (e.g., "intercede," "pray," "entreat"). However, the Hebrew term encompasses a broader field than just 'praying' or 'interceding' as later liturgical or theological terminology would suggest. Distinction should be maintained between the concrete and the developed metaphorical senses. The word's development tracks from concrete, often forceful encounter to the specialized meaning of mediation or advocacy, especially in priestly and prophetic literature.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity; come (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.

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Root Family

פגע (p-g-ʿ) — encounter, meet, reach, strike/contact

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4645 מִפְגָּע to a point of encounter
H6294 פֶּגַע encounter!
H6295 פַּגְעִיאֵל El-has-met

Word Forms

26 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6293-15 וּ/פָגַע֙ ufaga HC/Vqq3ms and reached and he encountered 7
H6293-20 וַ/יִּפְגַּ֨ע vayifega HC/Vqw3ms and he struck and he encountered 5
H6293-25 יִפְגְּע֥וּ yifegeu HVqi3mp they meet they encounter 4
H6293-17 וּ/פְגַע ufega HC/Vqv2ms and fall upon and encounter 3
H6293-09 פָּגַ֣ע paga HVqp3ms fell upon he encountered 2
H6293-12 תִפְגַּ֞ע tifega HVqi2ms intercede you will encounter 2
H6293-21 וַ/יִּפְגְּעוּ vayifegeu HC/Vqw3mp and met and they encountered 2
H6293-01 בְּ/פִגְע/וֹ befigeo HR/Vqc/Sp3ms at-meeting-his in his encountering 2
H6293-11 פְּגַע pega HVqv2ms fall upon Encounter! 2
H6293-26 יִפְגְּע֣וּ/ן yifegeun HVqi3mp/Sn they reached they encounter 1

Occurrences in Scripture

46 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6293-19 Genesis 23:8 וּ/פִגְעוּ ufigeu HC/Vqv2mp and intercede and encounter!
H6293-20 Genesis 28:11 וַ/יִּפְגַּ֨ע vayifega HC/Vqw3ms he came to and he encountered
H6293-21 Genesis 32:2 וַ/יִּפְגְּעוּ vayifegeu HC/Vqw3mp and met and they encountered
H6293-24 Exodus 5:3 יִפְגָּעֵ֔/נוּ yifegaenu HVqi3ms/Sp1cp He strike us he will encounter us
H6293-21 Exodus 5:20 וַֽ/יִּפְגְּעוּ֙ vayifegeu HC/Vqw3mp And they met and they encountered
H6293-12 Exodus 23:4 תִפְגַּ֞ע tifega HVqi2ms you meet you will encounter
H6293-01 Numbers 35:19 בְּ/פִגְע/וֹ befigeo HR/Vqc/Sp3ms at-meeting-his in his encountering
H6293-01 Numbers 35:21 בְּ/פִגְע/וֹ befigeo HR/Vqc/Sp3ms when he meets him in his encountering
H6293-25 Joshua 2:16 יִפְגְּע֥וּ yifegeu HVqi3mp they meet they encounter
H6293-15 Joshua 16:7 וּ/פָגַע֙ ufaga HC/Vqq3ms and reached and he encountered
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