Strong's Hebrew · H5148
H5148 nâchâh
נָחָה
naw-khaw'
to lead
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nâchâh appears 39 times in Scripture, including Genesis 24:27 and Exodus 13:17. 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
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
In the King James Version
bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 39 times in Scripture
“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!’”
“With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.”
“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.””
“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.”
“He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses 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.””
“He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.”
“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.”
“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.””
“The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.”
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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).
