Strong's Hebrew · H5046
H5046 nâgad
נָגַד
naw-gad'
to tell
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nâgad appears 370 times in Scripture, including Genesis 3:11 and Genesis 9:22. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
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
In the King James Version
bewray, × certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, × fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, × surely, tell, utter.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 370 times in Scripture
““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?””
““Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?””
“Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.””
“On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.”
“And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.”
“The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.”
“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.”
“Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:”
“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.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
