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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. Genesis 3:11הִגִּ֣יד · told
    “Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
  2. Genesis 9:22וַיַּגֵּ֥ד · and told
    And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
  3. Genesis 12:18הִגַּ֣דְתָּ · you tell
    So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
  4. Genesis 14:13וַיַּגֵּ֖ד · and reported [this]
    Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
  5. Genesis 21:26הִגַּ֣דְתָּ · tell
    Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”
  6. Genesis 22:20וַיֻּגַּ֥ד · was told
    Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
  7. Genesis 24:23הַגִּ֥ידִי · tell
    “Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
  8. Genesis 24:28וַתַּגֵּ֖ד · and told
    The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
  9. Genesis 24:49הַגִּ֣ידוּ · tell; הַגִּ֣ידוּ · let me know
    Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
  10. Genesis 26:32וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ · and told
    On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
  11. Genesis 27:42וַיֻּגַּ֣ד · were relayed
    When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
  12. Genesis 29:12וַיַּגֵּ֨ד · told; וַתַּגֵּ֥ד · and told
    He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
  13. Genesis 29:15הַגִּ֥ידָה · Tell
    Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
  14. Genesis 31:20הִגִּ֣יד · telling
    Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.
  15. Genesis 31:22וַיֻּגַּ֥ד · was informed
    On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.
  16. Genesis 31:27הִגַּ֣דְתָּ · telling
    Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
  17. Genesis 32:5לְהַגִּ֣יד · this message to inform
    I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”
  18. Genesis 32:29הַגִּֽידָה־ · tell me
    And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
  19. Genesis 37:5וַיַּגֵּ֖ד · and when he told
    Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
  20. Genesis 37:16הַגִּֽידָה־ · Can you please tell
    “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
  21. Genesis 38:13וַיֻּגַּ֥ד · was told
    When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
  22. Genesis 38:24וַיֻּגַּ֨ד · was told
    About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
  23. Genesis 41:24מַגִּ֖יד · one could explain it
    And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
  24. Genesis 41:25הִגִּ֥יד · has revealed
    At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  25. Genesis 42:29וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ · they described
    When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
  26. Genesis 43:6לְהַגִּ֣יד · Why did you tell
    “Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
  27. Genesis 43:7וַנַ֨גֶּד־ · And we answered
    They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
  28. Genesis 44:24וַנַּ֨גֶּד־ · we relayed
    Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
  29. Genesis 45:13וְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣ם · Tell
    Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
  30. Genesis 45:26וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ · they said
    “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
  31. Genesis 46:31וְאַגִּ֣ידָה · and inform
    Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.
  32. Genesis 47:1וַיַּגֵּ֣ד · and told
    So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”
  33. Genesis 48:2וַיַּגֵּ֣ד · was told
    When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
  34. Genesis 49:1וְאַגִּ֣ידָה · so that I can tell
    Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
  35. Exodus 4:28וַיַּגֵּ֤ד · told
    And Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say, and all the signs He had commanded him to perform.
  36. Exodus 13:8וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ · you are to explain
    And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
  37. Exodus 14:5וַיֻּגַּד֙ · was told
    When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”
  38. Exodus 16:22וַיַּגִּ֖ידוּ · and reported
    On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.
  39. Exodus 19:3וְתַגֵּ֖יד · and explain
    Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:
  40. Exodus 19:9וַיַּגֵּ֥ד · relayed
    The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
  41. Leviticus 5:1יַגִּ֖יד · to testify
    “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
  42. Leviticus 14:35וְהִגִּ֥יד · and tell
    …the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’
  43. Numbers 11:27וַיַּגֵּ֥ד · and reported
    A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
  44. Numbers 23:3וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי · I will tell
    “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,
  45. Deuteronomy 4:13וַיַּגֵּ֨ד · He declared
    He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.
  46. Deuteronomy 5:5לְהַגִּ֥יד · to declare
    At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
  47. Deuteronomy 17:4וְהֻֽגַּד־ · and if it is reported
    …and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,
  48. Deuteronomy 17:9וְהִגִּ֣ידוּ · and they will give
    You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.