to meet
a.nah describes something coming upon a person or being encountered, including harm or distress that befalls someone.
The attested use chiefly describes an event, harm, or distress coming upon someone: God causes an event to meet a man's hand in Exodus 21:13, while harm and distress are said not to befall the righteous or the addressed person in Proverbs 12:21 and Psalm 91:10. A separate reflexive participle in 2 Kings 5:7 occurs in the king's accusation that someone is seeking an occasion against him.
Senses in use
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Coming upon someone or being encountered · dominant
In Exodus 21:13, the Piel perfect occurs where God causes something to meet a man's hand; the APB renders the clause "God caused it to meet his hand." In Proverbs 12:21 and Psalm 91:10, Pual imperfect forms occur in statements that harm or distress will not befall the righteous or the addressed person; the APB renders "No harm befalls the righteous" and "No distress will befall you."
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Seeking an occasion against someone · rare
In 2 Kings 5:7, the Hithpael participle appears in the king of Israel's conclusion that the sender is pursuing an adverse occasion against him; the APB renders, "he is seeking occasion against me."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the dominant cluster with "meet his hand," "befalls," and "will befall," and presents the reflexive occurrence as "seeking occasion against me." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than assigning each English word mechanically to the term.