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Hebrew wordlink #7514

OSHB Gen 19:9 גֶּשׁ (gesh) Strongs=5066 Lemma=‘נָגַשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘approach’ word gloss=‘get!’
Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular
TimeSeries=Sodom_Destroyed

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Only use of identical word form ‘גֶּשׁ’ (Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘גֶּשׁ’ (Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) is always and only glossed as ‘approach’.

Hebrew words (7) other than גֶּשׁ (Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) with a gloss related to ‘approach’

RUTH 2:14 גֹּשִׁי (goshī) Lemma=‘נָגַשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘approach’ word gloss=‘come’ OSHB RUTH 2:14 word 6

OET-LV: 14 And_he/it _said to_her Boˊaz to_the _time _of the _meal approach here and_you _will _eat some _of the_food and_you _will _dip of _bread_of_your _piece in_vinegar and_she _sat _down from_the _side _of the _harvesters and_he _held _out to/for_her/it roasted _grain and_she/it _ate and_she _was _satisfied and_she _had _excess. (RUT_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 Then when it was time to eat, Boaz told Ruth, “Come and join us. Take some bread and dip it in the sauce and eat.” So she sat beside the harvesters, and he also offered her some roasted grain. She ate until she was full and even had some left over. (RUT 2:14)

2 SAM 5:8 וְיִגַּע (vəyiggaˊ) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘נָגַע’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, let_him_approach’ morpheme glosses=‘and, reach’ OSHB 2 SAM 5:8 word 8

OET-LV: 8 And_ Dāvid _he/it _said in _the_day (the)_that any _of one _who_attacks _of (of)_a _Yəⱱūşī and_let _him _approach by_tunnel and_DOM the _lame_people and_DOM the _blind_people who_are_hated _of of _the _self _of of _Dāvid therefore yes/correct/thus/so people _say a _blind_person and_a _lame_person not he _will _go into the_house. (SA2_5:8)

OET-RV: 8 He’d told his men that day, “Anyone wanting to strike the Yebusites should use the water tunnel to reach the lame people and the blind people—the ones who are hated by David.” (That’s why they say that blind and crippled people shouldn’t enter the house.) (SA2 5:8)

JOB 31:37 אֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ (ʼₐqārₐⱱennū) Lemmas=‘קָרַב’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘I, will_approach_him’ morpheme glosses=‘approach, him’ OSHB JOB 31:37 word 6

OET-LV: 37 The _number _of my _steps _of_of I_will _tell _to _him like a _chief I_will _approach _him. (JOB_31:37)

OET-RV: 37 I would have to give him an account of my every step.
⇔ Like a noble, I would go and approach him. (JOB 31:37)

PSA 73:28 קִרֲבַת (qirₐⱱat) Lemma=‘קִרְבָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_approach_of’ word gloss=‘near_of’ OSHB PSA 73:28 word 2

OET-LV: 28 And_I the _approach _of god to_me is_good I _have _made in_the_of_master YHWH refuge _of_my to_recount all _of works _of_your. (PSA_73:28)

OET-RV: 28 As for me, approaching God is good for me.
⇔ I have made my master Yahweh my safe place
⇔ so that I can tell everyone about what you’ve done. (PSA 73:28)

ISA 41:1 יִגְּשׁוּ (yiggəshū) Lemma=‘נָגַשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘let_them_approach’ word gloss=‘approach’ OSHB ISA 41:1 word 7

OET-LV: 41 be _silent to_me Oh _islands and_peoples let _them _renew strength let _them _approach then let _them _speak together for_judgement let _us _draw _near. (ISA_41:1)

OET-RV: 41 ◙
⇔ …
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⇔ … (ISA 41:1)

ISA 58:2 קִרְבַת (qirⱱat) Lemma=‘קִרְבָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_approach_of’ word gloss=‘nearness_of’ OSHB ISA 58:2 word 19

OET-LV: 2 And_me day day they_seek and_the _knowledge _of my _ways _of_of they_desire like_a _nation which righteousness it _has _done and_the _judgement _of his/its_god not it _has _abandoned they_ask _me judgements _of righteousness the _approach _of god they_desire. (ISA_58:2)

OET-RV: 2 ◙
⇔ …
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⇔ … (ISA 58:2)

AMOS 9:13 וְנִגַּשׁ (vəniggash) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘נָגַשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_will_approach’ morpheme glosses=‘and, overtake’ OSHB AMOS 9:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 here days are_coming the _utterance _of YHWH and_he _will _approach the_plowman (in)_reaper and_the_treader _of grapes (in)_the_sower _of the _seed and_they _will _drip the_mountains sweet _wine and_all the_hills they _will _flow _with_it. (AMO_9:13)

OET-RV: 13 This is Yahweh’s declaration:
⇔ Listen, the days will come when the man on the plough will overtake the harvester,
⇔ ≈ and the treader of grapes will overtake the one planting seed.
⇔ The mountains will drip sweet wine,
⇔ and all the hills will flow with it. (AMO 9:13)