Touching and Reaching

נָגַע150 vb. touch, reach, strike (NH id.; Arabic نَجَعَ is agree with one (of food), produce effect; Aramaic נְגַע Ithpa. be struck (sc. w. leprosy), cf. Pi. infr.);— Qal Pf. נ׳ Gn 32:33 +; נָֽגְעָה Ju 20:41 +; 1 pl. sf. נְגַעֲנוּךָ Gn 26:29; Impf. יִגַּע Lv 5:3 +; וַיִּגַּע Gn 32:26 +, etc.; Imv. גַּע ψ 144:5 + 2 times; Inf. cstr. נְגֹעַ, לִנְגּוֹעַ Gn 20:6 + 3 times; גַּ֫עַת 2 S 14:10 Ez 17:10; sf. נָגְעֵךְ Ru 2:9, etc.; Pt. act. נֹגֵעַ 1 K 19:5 +; נֹגְעִים Je 12:14; f. נֹגַ֫עַת Nu 19:22 + 2 times; pl. נֹגְעֹת 1 K 6:27; pass. נָגוּעַ ψ 73:14; Is 53:4;— 1. a. touch, usually sq. בְּ Gn 3:3 (J), 32:26, 33; Ex 19:12(×2), 13 (all E), 29:37; 30:29 (P), Lv 5:2, 3 + 25 times Lv; Nu 16:26 + 7 times Nu (P) + 19:22 (no בְּ or obj.), Dt 14:8; Ju 6:21; 2 S 23:7; 1 K 6:27(×2), 19:5, 7; 2 K 13:21 Est 5:2; Dn 8:5, 18; 10:10, 18; La 4:14; sq. אֶל־ Hg 2:12; Nu 4:15; 1 K 6:27; Dn 9:21, cf. Ho 4:2; sq. עַל־פֶּה Is 6:7; עַל־שָׂפָה Dn 10:16; sq. acc. Is 52:11; abs. (no obj. expr.) Jb 6:7 La 4:15. b. of י׳ touching earth, mountains, etc., sq. בְּ Am 9:5 ψ 104:32; 144:5; fig. of י׳ touching the heart, sq. בְּ 1 S 10:26. 2. nearly = strike, pass. stricken, ψ 73:14; Is 53:4 (‖ מֻכֶּה), of wind Jb 1:19; Ez 17:10; of divine chastisement 1 S 6:9 Jb 1:11; 19:21; sq. אֶל 2:5. 3. touch = harm, sq. בְּ, Gn 26:11 (J), Jos 9:19; 2 S 14:10; 1 Ch 16:22 (‖ הָרֵעַ) = ψ 105:15, Je 12:14; Zc 2:12(×2); sq. אֶל־ Gn 20:6 (touch a woman), so Pr 6:29 (sq. בְּ); sq. acc. Gn 26:29 (J, sf.), so Ru 2:9; v. also Jb 5:19 (subj. רַע, sq. בְּ), Ju 20:34, 41 (both subj. רָעָה, sq. עַל־). 4. reach, extend to, 2 S 5:8, sq. בְּ (but crpt. v. Dr HPS); in metaph., sq. עַד of vine Is 16:8; Je 48:32; of sword Je 4:10, cf. v 18; of chastisement Mi 1:9, cf. Jb 4:5 (‖ בּוֹא אֶל־); also (sq. אֶל) Je 51:9; = come, sq. אֶל־ Jon 3:6; arrive (of time), abs. Ezr 3:1; Ne 7:73. †Niph. Impf. וַיִּנָּֽגְעוּ Jos 8:15 be stricken, defeated (in battle), i.e. feign to be so, but read prob. וַיִּנָּֽגְפוּ, v. נָגַף" dir="rtl" >נגף Niph. †Pi. Pf. sf. נִגְּעוֹ 2 Ch 26:20 strike (with leprosy, 2 acc.), subj. י׳; so Impf. וַיְנַגַּע 2 K 15:5; Gn 12:17 (subj. י׳; acc. pers. + acc. cogn.). †Pu. Impf. יְנֻגָּע֑וּ be stricken by diseases (?; cf. Pi. and נֶגַע 2. 3. especially 2 S 7:14) ψ 73:5. †Hiph. Pf. הִגִּיעַ Is 25:12 + 6 times; 2 fs. הִגַּ֫עַתְּ Est 4:14; 1 s. sf. וְהִגַּעְתִּ֫יהוּ Ez 13:14, etc.; Impf. יַגִּיעַ Is 8:8 + 3 times; וַיַּגַּע Is 6:7; Je 1:9, etc.; Inf. cstr. הַגִּיעַ Est 2:12, 15; Pt. מַגִּיעַ Gn 28:12 +; f. מַגַּ֫עַת 2 Ch 3:11;—cause to touch; reach, approach, arrive: 1. cause to touch, apply, Ex 12:22 (JE; מִדָּם, אֶל־); cause to touch (sq. עַד עָפָר, לָאָרֶץ), i.e. bring to ground, Is 25:12; 26:5, cf. La 2:2, Ez 13:14 (sq. אֶל־), Ex 4:25 (J; sq. לְרַגְלָיו); sq. עַל־פֶּה Is 6:7; Je 1:9; sq. בְּ Is 5:8. 2. intr. reach, extend, Gn 28:12 (sq. ָה loc.); sq. אֶל־ Zc 14:5, sq. עַד Is 8:8; cf. תַּגּ׳ יָדוֹ דֵּי שֶׂה Lv 5:7 if his hand do not reach enough for a lamb (i.e. he be not able to furnish a lamb); sq. לְ Jb 20:6 (hyperb.) 2 Ch 3:11(×2), 12; sq. עַד לְ 28:9; attain, sq. לְ Est 4:14, arrive, come, sq. acc. loc. Is 30:4 Est 4:3; 8:17, sq. לְ (of time) Dn 12:12, sq. אֶל־ 1 S 14:9, sq. עַד־ ψ 107:18, abs. Est 6:14; sq. אֵצֶל Dn 8:7. 3. approach, of time, abs. Ec 12:1; Ct 2:12; Ez 7:12 (‖ בּוֹא); v. also Est 9:1 (sq. Inf.), cf. 2:12, 15 ψ 88:4 (sq. לְ). 4. of fate or lot, = befall, sq. אֶל־ Est 9:26 Ec 8:14(×2); reach ψ 32:6.

† פָּגַע vb. meet, encounter, reach (NH id.; Aramaic פְּגַע, ܦܓܰܥ; poss. akin to Arabic فَجَأَ, فَجِىَٔ happen to, light upon; فَجَعَ is pain, afflict);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. פ׳ 1 K 2:32 +, sf. וּפְגָעוֹ consec. Am 5:19, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. וַיִּפְגַּע Gn 28:11 +; 1 pl. נְפְגַּע Jb 21:15, etc.; Imv. ms. פְּגַע Ju 8:21 +; mpl. פִּגְעוּ Gn 23:8; Inf. cstr. לִפִגֹּעַ 1 S 22:17, sf. פִּגְעוֹ Nu 35:19, 21;— 1. meet, light upon, c. acc. pers. 1 S 10:5 Ex 5:20 (J), c. sf. pers. Am 5:19; פ׳ שׁוֹר Ex 23:4; c. ב pers. Gn 32:2 (E), Nu 35:19, 21 (P); c. ב loc. Gn 28:11 (E). 2. meet, with kindness, c. acc. pers. Is 64:4 (subj. י׳), so 47:3 according to Ew De Di al.; CheHpt. אֶפְרַע (reading, with Du, אמר for אָדָם). 3. encounter with hostility, fall upon c. ב pers. Jos 2:16 (JE), Ju 8:21; 15:12; 18:25 1 S 22:17, 18(×2) 2 S 1:15 1 K 2:25, 29, 31, 32, 34, 46 Ru 2:22; of God, c. acc. (sf.), + ב instr. Ex 5:3. 4. encounter with request, entreat, c. ב pers. Je 7:16 Jb 21:15, sq. cl. Je 27:18 Ru 1:16, + ל pers. on whose behalf Gn 23:8. 5. strike, touch, of boundary, c. ב loc. Jos 16:7; 19:11, 22, 26, 27, 34(×2), cf. 17:10; c. אֶל loc. 19:11. Hiph. 1. cause to light upon, Pf. 3 ms. הִפְגִּיעַ c. acc. rei + ב pers. Is 53:6. 2. cause one (acc.) to entreat 1 s. הִפְגַּעְתִּי (ב pers.) Je 15:11 (otherwise Gie; Co del. v. as gloss). 3. make entreaty, 3 pl. הִפְגִּעוּ Je 36:25 c. ב pers.; more gen. interpose, Impf. 3 ms. יַפְגִּיעַ Is 53:12, c. ל pers. in whose behalf; Pt. מַפְגִּיעַ 59:16 one interposing. 4. make attack, only Pt. Jb 36:32 assailant, but Ol Bu Du al. מִפְגָּע mark.

Included with: ἅπτω, future ἅψω: aorist ἧψα:—passive, perfect ἧμμαι, Ionic dialect ἅμμαιRefs 5th c.BC+: future ἅψομαιRefs 8th c.BC+ (συν-) Refs 2nd c.AD+ —middle, see.below (compare ἑάφθη):—fasten or bind to, used by Refs 8th c.BC+active, ἅψας ἀμφοτέρωθεν.. ἔντερον οἰός (of a lyre-string) Refs 8th c.BC+; once in middle, ἁψαμένη βρόχον.. ἀφ᾽ ὑψηλοῖο μελάθρου having fastened the noose to the beam (to hang herself), Refs; so later ἅψεται ἀμφὶ βρόχον.. δείρᾳRefs 5th c.BC+:—active, βρόχους ἅ. κρεμαστούςRefs 5th c.BC+ __2 join, ἅ. χορόνRefs 4th c.BC+; πάλην τινὶ ἅ. fasten a contest in wrestling on one, engage with one, Refs: —passive, ἅπτεσθαι τὴν Μεγαρέων πόλιν καὶ Κορινθίων τοῖς τείχεσινRefs 4th c.BC+ __II more frequently in middle, ἅπτομαι, future ἅψομαι, aorist ἡψάμηνRefs 5th c.BC+, with perfect passive ἧμμαιRefs 5th c.BC+:—fasten oneself to, grasp, c.genitive, ἅψασθαι γούνωνRefs 8th c.BC+; ἅπτεσθαί τινος, Latin manus inicere alicui, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῶν σφυγμῶν feel the pulse, Refs 2nd c.AD+: metaphorically, take hold of, cleave to, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.b absolutely, τῶν μὲν γὰρ πάντων βέλε᾽ ἅπτεται for the spears of all the Trojans reach their mark, Refs 8th c.BC+ __II.c ἅ. τῆς γῆς land, Refs 1st c.BC+ __III metaphorically, engage in, undertake, βουλευμάτωνRefs 5th c.BC+; πολέμου prosecute it vigorously, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπιτηδεύματοςRefs 5th c.BC+ attack, impugn the argument of another, Refs; τούτων ἥψατο touched on these points, handled them, Refs 5th c.BC+; but also, touch on, treat superficially, Refs 5th c.BC+ __III.b absolutely, begin, set to work, ταῖς διανοίαιςRefs 5th c.BC+ __III.2 fasten upon, attack, Refs 5th c.BC+; of diseases, ἧπταί μουRefs 5th c.BC+; ὅσα ἅπτεται ἀνθρώπων all that feed on human flesh, Refs __III.2.b lay hands on, χρημάτωνRefs 5th c.BC+ __III.3 touch, affect, ἄλγος οὐδὲν ἅπτεται νεκροῦRefs 5th c.BC+; make an impression upon, ἡμῶνRefs 2nd c.BC+ __III.4 grasp with the senses, perceive, Refs 5th c.BC+; apprehend, τῆς αἰτίαςRefs 4th c.BC+ __III.5 have intercourse with a woman, NT+5th c.BC+ __III.6 come up to, reach, overtake, Refs 5th c.BC+; attain, τῆς ἀληθείαςRefs 5th c.BC+; but also with genitive, Ἡρακλέος σταλᾶνRefs __III.7 make use of, avail oneself of, τῆς τύχηςRefs 5th c.BC+ __III.8 Geometry texts, of bodies and surfaces, to be in contact, Refs 4th c.BC+; of lines or curves, meet, Refs 3rd c.BC+; touch, Refs 3rd c.BC+; pass through a point, Refs 3rd c.BC+; of points, lie on a line or curve,Refs; ἅπτεται τὸ σημεῖον θέσει δεδομένης εὐθείας the locus of the point is a given straight line, Refs 3rd c.AD+ __B active, kindle, set on fire (i.e. by contact of fire), Refs 5th c.BC+ (so in middle, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be set on fire, ὁ μοχλὸς ἐλάϊνος ἐν πυρὶ μέλλεν ἅψεσθαιRefs 8th c.BC+; ὡς ἅφθη τάχιστα τὸ λήιον.. ἅψατο νηοῦ as soon as the corn caught fire, it set fire to the temple, Refs 5th c.BC+; πυρῆς ἤδη ἁμμένηςRefs 5th c.BC+ __B.II ἅ. πῦρ kindle a fire, Refs:—passive, ἄνθρακες ἡμμένοι red-hot embers, Refs 5th c.BC+ __B.III cook, Refs 2nd c.AD+

† I. נָשַׁק vb. kiss (NH id., Assyrian našâku, 𝔗 נְשֵׁיק, נְשַׁק, Syriac ܢܫܰܩ, kiss (orig. smell [نَشِقَ] according to LagNov. Psalt. Spec. 24 f.): Arabic نَسَقَ is fasten together, arrange in order, Ethiopic ንሱቅ pt. ordine dispositus, apte sertus Di 641, poss. akin to II. נשׁק);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. נ׳ 1 K 19:18 2 S 15:5; 3 fs. נָֽשְׁקָה Pr 7:13; 3 pl. נָשָׁ֑קוּ ψ 85:11; Impf. יִשַּׁק Gn 41:40, וַיִּשַּׁק 27:27 +; sf. יִשָּׁקֵ֫נִי Ct 1:2; 1 s. cohort. אֶשֳּׁקָה־ 1 K 19:20; 3 mpl. יִשָּׁק֑וּן Ho 13:2, etc.; Imv. וּשֲׁקָה Gn 27:26; Inf. cstr. נְשָׁק־ 2 S 20:9;—kiss, usually c. לְ pers.: Gn 27:26, 27; 29:11; 50:1 Ex 4:27 (all J), Gn 48:10 Ex 18:7 (both E), 2 S 15:5; 14:33; 19:40; 20:9 1 K 19:20 Pr 7:13 Ru 1:9, 14; so of idol-worship 1 K 19:18 (cf. WeSkizzen iii. 105; Heid. 109), cf. וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי Jb 31:27 and my hand hath kissed my mouth; rarely c. acc. pers. 1 S 20:41 (אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ), sf. pers. 1 S 10:1 Ct 1:2 (+ מִנְּשִׁיקוֹת), 8:1, also Gn 33:4 וַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּ (J; Holz E; wd. suspicious, Di rejects); עֲגָלִים יִשּׁ׳ Ho 13:2 calves do they kiss; שְׂפָתַיִם יִשָּׁ֑ק Pr 24:26 lips he kisses; abs. ψ 85:11 (fig., recipr.).—עַל־פִּיךָ יִשַּׁק Gn 41:40 is dub., Di ‘to thy mouth all my people shall yield’ (fit, adapt themselves, cf. Arabic √), so Kau BuhlLex, but this meaning uncertain, and text perhaps corrupt, v. Di Holz). Pi. Impf. 3 ms. וַיְנַשֵּׁק Gn 32:1; 45:15, וַיְנַשֶּׁק־ 29:13; Imv. mpl. נַשְּׁקוּ־ ψ 2:12; Inf. cstr. נַשֵּׁק Gn 31:28;—kiss = Qal: c. לְ pers. Gn 29:13 (J), 31:28; 32:1; 45:15 (all E); נַשְּׁקוּ־בַר ψ 2:12 is dub., cf. i. בַּר" dir="rtl" >בַּר p. 135 a supr. Hiph. Pt. מַשִּׁיקוֹת Ez 3:13 of wings of cherubim, gently touching each other (c. אֶל־).

† [מָשַׁשׁ] vb. feel, grope (NH id. Pi; Arabic مَسَّ fell; Ethiopic መርሰሰ: Di166; Aramaic ܡܰܫ, מְשַׁשׁ Pa., Palp.—v. also ימשׁ, II. מושׁ);— Qal Impf. 3 ms. sf. יְמֻשֵּׁנִי Gn 27:12 perhaps my father will feel me; וַיְמֻשֵּׁהוּ v 22 and he felt of him (both J). Pi. Pf. 2 ms. מִשַּׁשְׁתָּ; Impf. 3 ms. יְמַשֵּׁשׁ Dt 28:29, וַיְמַשֵּׁשׁ Gn 31:34; 3 mpl. יִמַשִׁשׁוּ Jb 5:14; 12:25; Pt. מְמַשֵּׁשׁ Dt 28:29;—feel over or through, grope:— 1. וַיְמ׳ לָבָן אֶת־כָּל־הָאֹהֶל Gn 31:34 and Laban felt through the whole tent (i.e. searched it); so (obj. כֵּלַי) v 37 thou hast felt through all my possessions (or baggage; both E). 2. grope, of blind Dt 28:29b (in sim.), periphr. conj., וְהָיִיתָ מְמַשֵּׁשׁ v 29a and thou shalt become one that gropes at noonday (fig. of judicial blindness); cf. Jb 5:14; 12:25. Hiph. Impf. וְיָמֵשׁ חֹשֶׁךְ Ex 10:21 that one may feel (the) darkness; read also Imv. sf. הֲמִשֵּׁנִי (for והימשׁני, v. ימשׁ, p. 413 supr.) Ju 16:26 and let me touch the pillars (2 acc.)

ψηλᾰφ-άω, mostly used in present: future -ήσωLXXaorist ἐψηλάφησαLXXpassive, future ψηλαφηθήσομαιLXX: aorist ἐψηλαφήθην Refs 1st c.AD+:—feel or grope about to find a thing, like a blind man or hoodman-blind, χερσὶ ψηλαφόων (Epic dialect for -άων), of the Cyclops when blinded, Refs 8th c.BC+; ψηλαφῶν οὐκ ἐδυνάμην εὑρεῖν [τὸ ἱμάτιον] Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 with accusative of things, feel about for, grope or search after, ἐψηλαφῶμεν ἐν σκότῳ τὰ πράγματα Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ.. ψηλαφήσειαν αὐτὸν (i.e. τὸν θεὸν) καὶ εὕροιεν NT __II feel, touch, handle, stroke, Refs 2nd c.AD+; μή ποτε ψηλαφήσῃ με ὁ πατήρ, of Isaac and Jacob, LXX+NT+4th c.BC+; especially in in Medicine texts, of uterine examination, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ὧν ψηλαφωμένων ὁ ἵππος.. ἥδεται Refs 5th c.BC+ __III metaphorically, test, examine, τὸν ν Refs 2nd c.BC+ —passive, S.E.[same place], τὰ ψηλαφηθέντα ὑπ᾽ Ἀντιόχου the attempts made by.., Refs 1st c.AD+

θιγγάνω, future προσ-θίξῃ probably to be read instead of -ειςRefs 5th c.BC+ future τεθίξομαι Refs: aorist 2 ἔθῐγον Refs 7th c.BC+; Laconian dialect infinitive σιγῆν Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, aorist θιχθῆναι Refs 2nd c.AD+:—touch, handle: absolutely, μὴ θίγγανε Refs 4th c.BC+; χερσὶ or χερὶ θ. τινός, Refs 7th c.BC+; χερσὶ γλαυκᾶς ἐλαίας θιγοῦ[σ᾽ ὄζον] Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, to be touched, Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 take hold of, τινος Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. ὠλέναισιν τέκνου embrace, Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. γυναικός have intercourse with.. , Refs; θ. εὐνῆςRefs 5th c.BC+; γλίχεται θιγεῖν καὶ συνεῖναι, of man's aspiration after God, Refs 1st c.BC+ __3 touch, attempt, παντὸς.. λόγου κακοῦ γλώσσῃ θ. Refs 5th c.BC+; in hostile sense, attack, θηρός Refs 5th c.BC+ __II metaphorically, of the feelings, touch, θιγγάνει σέθεν τόδ; Refs; ψυχᾶς, φρενῶν, Refs; πολλὰ θ. πρὸς ἧπαρ reach to the heart, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.2 touch upon, in speaking or discussion, Refs 4th c.BC+; also of the mind, apprehend, νοῦς.. θιγγάνων καὶ νοῶν Refs __II.3 reach, win, ἀγώνων Refs 5th c.BC+; reach, hit, διαβολὴ θ. τινός Refs 5th c.BC+aorist 1 infinitive θίξαι variant for{ψαῦσαι} in Suid. see at {θιγεῖν, θῖξαι} variant for{δεῖξαι} in Refs 4th c.BC+

† [גשׁשׁ] vb. feel with the hand, feel, stroke (NH id., Arabic جَسَّ, Aramaic גְּשַׁשׁ Pa., ܓܰܫ; Ethiopic ገሰሰ or ገሠሠ stroke, touch)— Pi. Impf. 1 pl. coh. נְגַשֲׁשָׁה Is 59:10, נְגַשּׁ֑שָׁה ib., grope, grope for cf. Che.

καθάπτω, Ionic dialect κατ-, fasten or fix on, put upon, καθῆψεν ὤμοις.. ἀμφίβληστρον Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄγκυραν καθάψας having made it fast, Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, κισσὸν ἐπὶ κρατὶ καθάπτεσθαι Refs 3rd c.BC+:— passive, βρόχῳ καθημμένος Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 equip by fastening or hanging on, in middle, σκευῇ σῶμ᾽ ἐμὸν καθάψομαι Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, νεβρίνῃ καθημμένος δορᾷ with a fawn-skin slung round him, Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 intransitive, attach itself, εἴς τι, πρός τι, Refs 4th c.BC+, fasten upon, τῆς χειρός τινος NT+2nd c.AD+ __II used by Refs 8th c.BC+middle, καθάπτεσθαί τινα ἐπέεσσι, in good or bad sense, as, σὺ τόν γ᾽ ἐπέεσσι καθάπτεσθαι μαλακοῖσι do thou accost him.., Refs 8th c.BC+; μαλακοῖσι καθαπτόμενος ἐπέεσσιν Refs 8th c.BC+; but also ἀντιβίοις ἐπέεσσι καθαπτόμενος assailing.. , Refs 8th c.BC+: without a qualifying adjective, accost, assail, ἐπέεσσι καθάπτετο θοῦρον Ἄρηα Refs 8th c.BC+ __II.2 after Refs 8th c.BC+, with genitive, upbraid, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.3 in military sense, attack, καθαψάμενοι τῆς οὐραγίας Refs 2nd c.BC+ __II.4 appeal to, θεῶν.. καταπτόμενος appealing to them, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.5 lay hold of, τυραννίδος Refs 6th c.BC+; τῆς θαλάσσης take to the sea, Refs 2nd c.AD+: active, καθάπτων τοῦ τραχήλου Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II.6 to be sensitive in respect of, ψόφου Refs 5th c.BC+

προσ-ψαύω, Doric dialect and poetry ποτι-, touch upon, touch, τιμαῖς Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, Refs 1st c.AD+

† [גָּרַד] vb. scrape, scratch (NH id., Aramaic גְּרַד, ܓܪܰܕ & Ph. מגרדם flesh-scrapers CIS 338. 4; cf. also Arabic جَرَدَ peel or strip off bark, shave hair from a hide etc.)— Hithp. Inf. לְהִתְגָּרֵד scrape one’s self Jb 2:8.

† II. מָחָה vb. strike (Aramaic מְחָא (ii), ܡܚܳܐ; according to L GeiUrspr. d. Spr. 416 LagSem. i. 26, BN 142 NöZMG xxxii, 1878, 409 weakened from ܡܚܰܥ = مخض, Heb. מָחַץ q.v., cf. Dr§ 178 n.; Assyrian maḫû = crush, oppress, DlHWB 396);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. consec., וּמָחָה עַל־כֶּתֶף וגו׳ Nu 34:11 (P) and the border shall strike upon (reach unto) the shoulder of the sea of Chinnereth (> Di al. der. from I. מָחָה rub along by, brush past, skirt).

† [מָרַח] vb. rub (NH id.; Aramaic (Talm.) מְרַח; cf. Arabic مَرَخَ anoint, smear);— Qal Impf. יִשְׂאוּ דְּבֶלֶת תְּאֵנִים וְיִמְרְחוּ עַל־הַשְּׁחִין Is 38:21 let them take a cake of figs and rub it upon the eruption (שִׂים in ‖ 2 K 20:7).—On מרוח v. supr.