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.
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:
- ἀπαγγέλλωapangellō“to announce”50%
- ἀναγγέλλωanangellō“to report”44%
- ὑποδείκνυμιhupodeiknumi“to show”2%
- εἶπονeipon“to say”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
370 total
- Job 1:17לְהַגִּ֥יד · to tellWhile he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 1:19לְהַגִּ֥יד · to tell…when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 11:6וְיַגֶּד־ · and disclose…and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
- Job 12:7וְיַגֶּד־ · and they will tellBut ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
- Job 15:18יַגִּ֑ידוּ · was declared…what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,
- Job 17:5יַגִּ֣יד · If a man denouncesIf a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
- Job 21:31יַגִּ֣יד · denouncesWho denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done?
- Job 26:4הִגַּ֣דְתָּ · have you utteredTo whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
- Job 31:37אַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ · I would giveI would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—
- Job 33:23לְהַגִּ֖יד · to tellYet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
- Job 36:9וַיַּגֵּ֣ד · then He tells…then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
- Job 36:33יַגִּ֣יד · declaresThe thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.
- Job 38:4הַ֝גֵּ֗ד · Tell [Me]Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
- Job 38:18הַ֝גֵּ֗ד · Tell [Me]Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.
- Job 42:3הִ֭גַּדְתִּי · I spoke of thingsYou asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
- Psalm 9:11הַגִּ֥ידוּ · proclaimSing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
- Psalm 19:1מַגִּ֥יד · proclaimFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- Psalm 22:31וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ · and proclaimThey will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
- Psalm 30:9הֲיַגִּ֥יד · Will it proclaim“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
- Psalm 38:18אַגִּ֑יד · I confessYes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
- Psalm 40:5אַגִּ֥ידָה · if I proclaimMany, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
- Psalm 50:6וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ · proclaimAnd the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
- Psalm 51:15יַגִּ֥יד · will declareO Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
- Psalm 52:1וַיַּגֵּ֪ד · and toldFor the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Psalm 64:9וַ֭יַּגִּידוּ · and proclaimThen all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
- Psalm 71:17אַגִּ֥יד · I proclaimO God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
- Psalm 71:18אַגִּ֣יד · I proclaimEven when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Psalm 75:9אַגִּ֣יד · will proclaim HimBut I will proclaim Him forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
- Psalm 92:2לְהַגִּ֣יד · to proclaim…to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night
- Psalm 92:15לְ֭הַגִּיד · to proclaim…to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
- Psalm 97:6הִגִּ֣ידוּ · proclaimThe heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.
- Psalm 111:6הִגִּ֣יד · He has shownHe has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations.
- Psalm 142:2אַגִּֽיד׃ · I revealI pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
- Psalm 145:4יַגִּֽידוּ׃ · and will proclaimOne generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
- Psalm 147:19מַגִּ֣יד · He declaresHe declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
- Proverbs 12:17יַגִּ֣יד · declaresHe who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
- Proverbs 29:24יַגִּֽיד׃ · testifyA partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath but does not testify.
- Ecclesiastes 6:12יַגִּ֣יד · can tellFor who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
- Ecclesiastes 8:7יַגִּ֥יד · can tellSince no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?
- Ecclesiastes 10:14יַגִּ֥יד · can tellYet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
- Ecclesiastes 10:20יַגֵּ֥יד · may reportDo not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
- Song of Solomon 1:7הַגִּ֣ידָה · Tell meTell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
- Song of Solomon 5:8תַּגִּ֣ידוּ · tellO daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
- Isaiah 3:9הִגִּ֖ידוּ · they flauntThe expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
- Isaiah 7:2וַיֻּגַּ֗ד · When it was reportedWhen it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
- Isaiah 19:12וְיַגִּ֥ידוּ · Let them tellWhere are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
- Isaiah 21:2הֻגַּד־ · is declaredA dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
- Isaiah 21:6יַגִּֽיד׃ · [and] have him reportFor this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
- Isaiah 21:10הִגַּ֥דְתִּי · I tellO my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 36:22וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ · and they relayedThen Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.