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נָהַג

na.hagto leadHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb31 occurrences15 books31 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh
Traditional renderings: acquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).

In the Greek Old Testament

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

31 total
  1. Genesis 31:18וַיִּנְהַ֣ג · and he drove
    …and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.
  2. Genesis 31:26וַתְּנַהֵג֙
    Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war!
  3. Exodus 3:1וַיִּנְהַ֤ג · He led
    Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
  4. Exodus 10:13נִהַ֤ג · sent
    So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.
  5. Exodus 14:25וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּ · driving
    He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
  6. Deuteronomy 4:27יְנַהֵ֧ג · will drive you
    Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
  7. Deuteronomy 28:37יְנַהֶגְךָ֥ · will drive you
    You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
  8. 1 Samuel 23:5וַיִּנְהַג֙ · and carried off
    Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, and carried off their livestock, striking them with a mighty blow. So David saved the people of Keilah.
  9. 1 Samuel 30:2וַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּ · but had carried them off
    They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.
  10. 1 Samuel 30:20נָהֲג֗וּ · which his men drove
    And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”
  11. 1 Samuel 30:22וְיִנְהֲג֖וּ · They may take them
    …but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”
  12. 2 Samuel 6:3נֹהֲגִ֖ים · were guiding
    They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,
  13. 2 Kings 4:24נְהַ֣ג · Drive
    Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”
  14. 2 Kings 9:20יִנְהָֽג׃ · he is driving
    Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi—he is driving like a madman!”
  15. 1 Chronicles 13:7נֹהֲגִ֖ים · guiding
    So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.
  16. 1 Chronicles 20:1וַיִּנְהַ֣ג · led out
    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
  17. 2 Chronicles 25:11וַיִּנְהַג֙ · and led
    Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
  18. Job 24:3יִנְהָ֑גוּ · They drive away
    They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.
  19. Psalm 48:14יְנַהֲגֵ֣נוּ · will be our guide
    For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
  20. Psalm 78:26וַיְנַהֵ֖ג · and drove
    He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might.
  21. Psalm 78:52וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥ם · and guided them
    He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.
  22. Psalm 80:1נֹהֵ֣ג · who leads
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  23. Ecclesiastes 2:3נֹהֵ֤ג · still guiding me
    I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
  24. Song of Solomon 8:2אֶנְהָֽגֲךָ֗ · I would lead you
    I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
  25. Isaiah 11:6נֹהֵ֥ג · will lead
    The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
  26. Isaiah 20:4יִנְהַ֣ג · will lead away
    …so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
  27. Isaiah 49:10יְנַהֲגֵ֔ם · will guide them
    They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
  28. Isaiah 60:11נְהוּגִֽים׃ · being led in procession
    Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.
  29. Isaiah 63:14נִהַ֣גְתָּ · You led
    Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.
  30. Lamentations 3:2נָהַ֛ג · He has driven me away
    He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
  31. Nahum 2:7מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙ · moan
    It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.