נָחָה

na.chahto leadHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb39 occurrences12 books39 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Traditional renderings: bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

39 total
  1. Genesis 24:27נָחַ֣נִי · has led me
    …saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
  2. Genesis 24:48הִנְחַ֙נִי֙ · led me
    Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
  3. Exodus 13:17נָחָ֣ם · lead them
    When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
  4. Exodus 13:21לַנְחֹתָ֣ם · to guide
    And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
  5. Exodus 15:13נָחִ֥יתָ · You will lead
    With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
  6. Exodus 32:34נְחֵ֣ה · lead
    Now go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”
  7. Numbers 23:7יַנְחֵ֨נִי · brought me
    And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
  8. Deuteronomy 32:12יַנְחֶ֑נּוּ · led him
    The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.
  9. 1 Samuel 22:4וַיַּנְחֵ֕ם · So he left them
    So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
  10. 1 Kings 10:26וַיַּנְחֵם֙ · which he stationed
    Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
  11. 2 Kings 18:11וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם · and settled them
    The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
  12. Nehemiah 9:12הִנְחִיתָ֖ם · You led them
    You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.
  13. Nehemiah 9:19לְהַנְחֹתָ֣ם · from guiding them
    You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.
  14. Job 12:23וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃ · then disperses them
    He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
  15. Job 31:18אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃ · I guided [the widow]
    …though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—
  16. Job 38:32תַנְחֵֽם׃ · or lead out
    Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?
  17. Psalm 5:8נְחֵ֬נִי · Lead me
    Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
  18. Psalm 23:3יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי · He guides me
    He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
  19. Psalm 27:11וּ֭נְחֵנִי · and lead me
    Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
  20. Psalm 31:3תַּֽנְחֵ֥נִי · lead me
    For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
  21. Psalm 43:3יַנְח֑וּנִי · lead me
    Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
  22. Psalm 60:9נָחַ֣נִי · will lead me
    Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
  23. Psalm 61:2תַנְחֵֽנִי׃ · Lead me
    From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
  24. Psalm 67:4תַּנְחֵ֣ם · and lead
    Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
  25. Psalm 73:24תַנְחֵ֑נִי · You guide me
    You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
  26. Psalm 77:20נָחִ֣יתָ · You led
    You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
  27. Psalm 78:14וַיַּנְחֵ֣ם · He led them
    He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.
  28. Psalm 78:53וַיַּנְחֵ֣ם · He led them
    He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.
  29. Psalm 78:72יַנְחֵֽם׃ · and guided them
    So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
  30. Psalm 107:30וַ֝יַּנְחֵ֗ם · and He guided them
    They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
  31. Psalm 108:10נָחַ֣נִי · will lead me
    Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
  32. Psalm 139:10תַנְחֵ֑נִי · will guide me
    …even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
  33. Psalm 139:24וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי · lead me
    See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.
  34. Psalm 143:10תַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי · lead me
    Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
  35. Proverbs 6:22תַּנְחֶ֬ה · they will guide you
    When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
  36. Proverbs 11:3תַּנְחֵ֑ם · guides them
    The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
  37. Proverbs 18:16יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ · and brings him
    A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
  38. Isaiah 57:18וְאַנְחֵ֕הוּ · I will guide him
    I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
  39. Isaiah 58:11וְנָחֲךָ֣ · guide you
    The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.