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
- Jeremiah 51:31וּמַגִּ֖יד · and messenger; מַגִּ֑יד · messenger; לְהַגִּיד֙ · to announceOne courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.
- Ezekiel 23:36וְהַגֵּ֣ד · Then declareThen the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
- Ezekiel 24:19תַגִּ֥יד · you tellThen the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
- Ezekiel 37:18תַגִּ֥יד · you explainWhen your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these?’
- Ezekiel 40:4הַגֵּ֛ד · Report“Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
- Ezekiel 43:10הַגֵּ֤ד · describeAs for you, son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure the plan,
- Daniel 2:2לְהַגִּ֥יד · to explainSo the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
- Daniel 9:23לְהַגִּ֔יד · to tell [you]At the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly precious. So consider the message and understand the vision:
- Daniel 10:21אַגִּ֣יד · I will tellBut first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.
- Daniel 11:2אַגִּ֣יד · I will tellNow then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
- Hosea 4:12יַגִּ֣יד · informMy people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
- Amos 4:13וּמַגִּ֤יד · and revealsFor behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”
- Jonah 1:8הַגִּידָה־ · Tell“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
- Jonah 1:10הִגִּ֖יד · he had toldThen the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
- Micah 1:10תַּגִּ֔ידוּ · tell itDo not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
- Micah 3:8לְהַגִּ֤יד · to declareAs for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
- Micah 6:8הִגִּ֥יד · He has shownHe has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Zechariah 9:12מַגִּ֥יד · I declareReturn to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.