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נָגַד

na.gadto tellHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb370 occurrences31 books344 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
Traditional renderings: bewray, × certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, × fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, × surely, tell, utter.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָגַד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

370 total
  1. Deuteronomy 17:10יַגִּ֣ידֽוּ · they give
    You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,
  2. Deuteronomy 17:11יַגִּ֥ידֽוּ · they declare
    …according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.
  3. Deuteronomy 26:3הִגַּ֤דְתִּי · I declare
    …to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.”
  4. Deuteronomy 30:18הִגַּ֤דְתִּי · I declare
    I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
  5. Deuteronomy 32:7וְיַגֵּ֔דְךָ · and he will tell you
    Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
  6. Joshua 2:14תַגִּ֔ידוּ · report
    “Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
  7. Joshua 2:20תַּגִּ֖ידִי · you report
    And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”
  8. Joshua 7:19וְהַגֶּד־ · to tell
    So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
  9. Joshua 9:24הֻגֵּ֨ד · were told clearly; הֻגַּ֤ד
    The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
  10. Joshua 10:17וַיֻּגַּ֖ד · was informed
    And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
  11. Judges 4:12וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ · was told
    When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,
  12. Judges 9:7וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ · When this was reported
    When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
  13. Judges 9:25וַיֻּגַּ֖ד · So this was reported
    The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.
  14. Judges 9:42וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ · and this was reported
    The next day the people of Shechem went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.
  15. Judges 9:47וַיֻּגַּ֖ד · was told
    And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,
  16. Judges 13:6הִגִּ֥יד · tell
    So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
  17. Judges 13:10וַתַּגֵּ֣ד
    The woman ran quickly to tell her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has reappeared!”
  18. Judges 14:2וַיַּגֵּד֙ · and told
    So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
  19. Judges 14:6הִגִּיד֙ · tell
    …and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
  20. Judges 14:9הִגִּ֣יד · tell
    So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
  21. Judges 14:12הַגֵּ֣ד · you can solve; תַּגִּידוּ֩
    “Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
  22. Judges 14:13לְהַגִּ֣יד · solve it
    But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
  23. Judges 14:14לְהַגִּ֥יד · to explain
    So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
  24. Judges 14:15וְיַגֶּד־ · to explain
    So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
  25. Judges 14:16הִגַּ֑דְתָּה · explained it to me; הִגַּ֖דְתִּי · even explained; אַגִּֽיד׃ · so why should I explain it
    Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
  26. Judges 14:17וַיַּגֶּד־ · he told; וַתַּגֵּ֥ד · And in turn she explained
    She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
  27. Judges 14:19לְמַגִּידֵ֖י · to those who had solved
    Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
  28. Judges 16:6הַגִּֽידָה־ · tell
    So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
  29. Judges 16:10הַגִּֽידָה־ · tell
    Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
  30. Judges 16:13הַגִּ֣ידָה · Tell
    Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
  31. Judges 16:15הִגַּ֣דְתָּ · to reveal
    “How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”
  32. Judges 16:17וַיַּגֶּד־ · [Samson] told
    Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
  33. Judges 16:18הִגִּ֣יד · he had revealed; הִגִּ֥יד · he has revealed
    When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.
  34. Ruth 2:11הֻגֵּ֨ד · I have been made fully aware; הֻגַּ֜ד
    Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.
  35. Ruth 2:19וַתַּגֵּ֣ד · So she told
    Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
  36. Ruth 3:4יַגִּ֣יד · will explain
    When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”
  37. Ruth 3:16וַתַּ֨גֶּד־ · Then Ruth told
    When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
  38. Ruth 4:4הַגִּ֣ידָה · tell
    I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.
  39. 1 Samuel 3:13וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי · I told
    I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
  40. 1 Samuel 3:15מֵהַגִּ֥יד · to tell
    Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
  41. 1 Samuel 3:18וַיַּגֶּד־ · told
    So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
  42. 1 Samuel 4:13לְהַגִּ֣יד · to give a report
    When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.
  43. 1 Samuel 4:14וַיַּגֵּ֥ד · and reported
    Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.