נגח

עברית

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נגח

/naˈɡaχ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Aramaic נְגַח of the same meaning. Note also Arabic نَجَحَ (najaḥa, “to succeed”), which is a phonetic match, albeit with large semantic gap.

verb נָגַח · nagákh · יִגַּח · ליגוח · לִגֹּחַ · נְגִיחָה

construction pa'al to gore, pierce (of animals) וְכִי־יִגַּח שׁוֹר אֶת־אִישׁ אוֹ אֶת־אִשָּׁה וָמֵת סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל הַשּׁוֹר וְלֹא יֵאָכֵל אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֹ וּבַעַל הַשּׁוֹר נָקִי׃

In English

headbutt to deliver a sharp blow

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"נגח." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%97. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נגח},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%97},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}