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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. 2 Samuel 1:13הַמַּגִּ֣יד · who had brought him the report
    And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
  2. 2 Samuel 1:20תַּגִּ֣ידוּ · Tell [it]
    Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
  3. 2 Samuel 2:4וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ · And they told
    Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
  4. 2 Samuel 3:23וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ · was informed
    When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”
  5. 2 Samuel 4:10הַמַּגִּיד֩ · someone told
    …when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
  6. 2 Samuel 6:12וַיֻּגַּ֗ד · Now it was reported
    Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
  7. 2 Samuel 7:11וְהִגִּ֤יד · declares
    …and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
  8. 2 Samuel 10:5וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ · When this was reported
    When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
  9. 2 Samuel 10:17וַיֻּגַּ֣ד · When this was reported
    When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.
  10. 2 Samuel 11:5וַתַּגֵּ֣ד
    And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”
  11. 2 Samuel 11:10וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ · was told
    And David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” “Haven’t you just arrived from a journey?” David asked Uriah. “Why didn’t you go home?”
  12. 2 Samuel 11:18וַיַּגֵּ֣ד
    Joab sent to David a full account of the battle
  13. 2 Samuel 11:22וַיַּגֵּ֣ד · and reported
    So the messenger set out and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to say.
  14. 2 Samuel 12:18לְהַגִּ֥יד · to tell
    On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
  15. 2 Samuel 13:4תַּגִּ֣יד · you tell
    …and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
  16. 2 Samuel 14:33וַיַּגֶּד־ · and told
    So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.
  17. 2 Samuel 15:13הַמַּגִּ֔יד · Then a messenger
    Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
  18. 2 Samuel 15:28לְהַגִּ֥יד · to inform
    See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
  19. 2 Samuel 15:31הִגִּ֣יד · Now someone told
    Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
  20. 2 Samuel 15:35תַּגִּ֕יד · Report
    Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
  21. 2 Samuel 17:16וְהַגִּ֨ידוּ · and tell
    Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”
  22. 2 Samuel 17:17וְהִגִּ֣ידָה · and pass along information; וְהִגִּ֖ידוּ · and inform
    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.
  23. 2 Samuel 17:18וַיַּגֵּ֖ד · and told
    But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
  24. 2 Samuel 17:21וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ · to inform
    After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
  25. 2 Samuel 18:10וַיַּגֵּ֖ד · he told
    When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
  26. 2 Samuel 18:11הַמַּגִּ֣יד
    “You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt!”
  27. 2 Samuel 18:21הַגֵּ֥ד · tell
    So Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.
  28. 2 Samuel 18:25וַיַּגֵּ֣ד · and told
    So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
  29. 2 Samuel 19:1וַיֻּגַּ֖ד · Then it was reported
    Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
  30. 2 Samuel 19:6הִגַּ֣דְתָּ · For you have made it clear
    You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
  31. 2 Samuel 19:8הִגִּ֣ידוּ · were told
    So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.
  32. 2 Samuel 21:11וַיֻּגַּ֖ד · was told
    When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,
  33. 2 Samuel 24:13וַיַּגֶּד־ · and said
    So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
  34. 1 Kings 1:20לְהַגִּ֣יד · to tell
    And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
  35. 1 Kings 1:23וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ · was told
    So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
  36. 1 Kings 1:51וַיֻּגַּ֤ד · It was reported
    It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”
  37. 1 Kings 2:29וַיֻּגַּ֞ד · It was reported
    It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”
  38. 1 Kings 2:39וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ · was told
    After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
  39. 1 Kings 2:41וַיֻּגַּ֖ד · was told
    When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
  40. 1 Kings 10:3וַיַּגֶּד־ · answered; הִגִּ֖יד · to explain
    And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.
  41. 1 Kings 10:7הֻגַּד־ · was told
    But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.
  42. 1 Kings 14:3יַגִּ֣יד · will tell
    Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”
  43. 1 Kings 18:12לְהַגִּ֧יד · [and] tell
    I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
  44. 1 Kings 18:13הֻגַּ֤ד · reported
    Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.
  45. 1 Kings 18:16וַיַּגֶּד־ · inform
    So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.
  46. 1 Kings 19:1וַיַּגֵּ֤ד · told
    Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
  47. 1 Kings 20:17וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ · who reported
    And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
  48. 2 Kings 4:2הַגִּ֣ידִי · Tell
    “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”