נָגַד
na.gad
“to tell”
Definition
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
a primitive root;
- to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
נָגַד appears 324 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies.Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
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,
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.
So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.
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