ניגש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ג־שׁ (n-g-š)

From the root נ־ג־שׁ

Verb

ניגש / נִגַּשׁ • (nigásh) third-singular masculine past (infinitive לָגֶשֶׁת, present ניגש / נִגָּשׁ, future ייגש / יִגַּשׁ, imperative גַּשׁ)

To approach, come up to.
To participate in.
To sit/take (an exam).
To tackle (a task).

Usage notes

ניגש is conjugated using a mix of two binyanim. It uses the pa'al construction for the infinitive, imperative, and future tenses, but the nif'al construction for the past and present.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ניגש \ נִגַּשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		masculine singular	feminine singular	masculine plural	feminine plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָגֶשֶׁת
past	first person	ניגשתי \ נִגַּשְׁתִּי		ניגשנו \ נִגַּשְׁנוּ
	second person	ניגשת \ נִגַּשְׁתָּ	ניגשת \ נִגַּשְׁתְּ	ניגשתם \ נִגַּשְׁתֶּם	ניגשתן \ נִגַּשְׁתֶּן
	third person	ניגש \ נִגַּשׁ	ניגשה \ נִגְּשָׁה	ניגשו \ נִגְּשׁוּ
present	all persons	ניגש \ נִגָּשׁ	ניגשת \ נִגֶּשֶׁת	ניגשים \ נִגָּשִׁים	ניגשות \ נִגָּשׁוֹת
future	first person	אֶגַּשׁ		ניגש \ נִגַּשׁ
	second person	תיגש \ תִּגַּשׁ	תיגשי \ תִּגְּשִׁי	תיגשו \ תִּגְּשׁוּ	תיגשנה \ תִּגַּשְׁנָה¹
	third person	ייגש \ יִגַּשׁ	תיגש \ תִּגַּשׁ	ייגשו \ יִגְּשׁוּ	תיגשנה \ תִּגַּשְׁנָה¹
imperative	second person	גַּשׁ	גְּשִׁי	גְּשִׁוּ	גַּשְׁנָה¹
notes		Uncommon in modern informal Hebrew, but used in formal speech and writing.

References

H5066 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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