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נָגַד H5046

H5046 is the Hebrew word נָגַד, transliterated nâgad and said naw-gad'. The King James Version most often renders it told.

Word: נָגַדTransliteration: nâgadSaid: naw-gad'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 331 verses

What it means

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.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 285 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

told 136×tell 46×declare 38×shew 27×shewed 15×declared 9×one told 3×declareth 3×hast not told 2×surely 2×telleth 2×wilt thou not tell 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.

Verses using נָגַד

The first 40 of 331 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 3:11 · KJV

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

Genesis 9:22 · KJV

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

Genesis 12:18 · KJV

And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

Genesis 14:13 · KJV

And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

Genesis 21:26 · KJV

And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

Genesis 22:20 · KJV

And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

Genesis 24:23 · KJV

And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?

Genesis 24:28 · KJV

And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.

Genesis 24:49 · KJV

And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

Genesis 26:32 · KJV

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

Genesis 27:42 · KJV

And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

Genesis 29:12 · KJV

And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.

Genesis 29:15 · KJV

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

Genesis 31:20 · KJV

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

Genesis 31:22 · KJV

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

Genesis 31:27 · KJV

Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

Genesis 32:5 · KJV

And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

Genesis 32:29 · KJV

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

Genesis 37:5 · KJV

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Genesis 37:16 · KJV

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

Genesis 38:13 · KJV

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

Genesis 38:24 · KJV

And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

Genesis 41:25 · KJV

And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Genesis 42:29 · KJV

And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

Genesis 43:6 · KJV

And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

Genesis 43:7 · KJV

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Genesis 44:24 · KJV

And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

Genesis 45:13 · KJV

And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

Genesis 45:26 · KJV

And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.

Genesis 46:31 · KJV

And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

Genesis 47:1 · KJV

Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

Genesis 48:2 · KJV

And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

Genesis 49:1 · KJV

And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

Exodus 4:28 · KJV

And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

Exodus 13:8 · KJV

And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.

Exodus 14:5 · KJV

And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

Exodus 16:22 · KJV

And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

Exodus 19:3 · KJV

And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;

Exodus 19:9 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

Leviticus 5:1 · KJV

And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5046 mean?

H5046 is the Hebrew word נָגַד (nâgad), meaning 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.

How is H5046 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it told (136 times), tell (46 times), declare (38 times), shew (27 times), shewed (15 times), among others.

How many times does H5046 appear in the Bible?

נָגַד (nâgad) is tagged in 331 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5046 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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