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נָחָה H5148

H5148 is the Hebrew word נָחָה, transliterated nâchâh and said naw-khaw'. The King James Version most often renders it lead.

Word: נָחָהTransliteration: nâchâhSaid: naw-khaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 38 verses

What it means

to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 33 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

lead 15×guide 3×led me 2×led 2×brought 2×guided 2×bringeth 2×hast led forth 1×bestowed 1×put 1×moreover thou leddest 1×or canst thou guide 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.

Verses using נָחָה

All 38 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:27 · KJV

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.

Genesis 24:48 · KJV

And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

Exodus 13:17 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

Exodus 13:21 · KJV

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Exodus 15:13 · KJV

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

Exodus 32:34 · KJV

Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.

Numbers 23:7 · KJV

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:12 · KJV

So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.

1 Samuel 22:4 · KJV

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

1 Kings 10:26 · KJV

And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

2 Kings 18:11 · KJV

And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:

Nehemiah 9:12 · KJV

Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

Nehemiah 9:19 · KJV

Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.

Job 31:18 · KJV

(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)

Job 38:32 · KJV

Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

Psalm 5:8 · KJV

Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

Psalm 23:3 · KJV

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

Psalm 27:11 · KJV

Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

Psalm 31:3 · KJV

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

Psalm 43:3 · KJV

O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

Psalm 60:9 · KJV

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Psalm 61:2 · KJV

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psalm 67:4 · KJV

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Psalm 73:24 · KJV

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Psalm 77:20 · KJV

Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Psalm 78:14 · KJV

In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

Psalm 78:53 · KJV

And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

Psalm 78:72 · KJV

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Psalm 107:30 · KJV

Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

Psalm 108:10 · KJV

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Psalm 139:10 · KJV

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Psalm 139:24 · KJV

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 143:10 · KJV

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Proverbs 6:22 · KJV

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Proverbs 11:3 · KJV

The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

Proverbs 18:16 · KJV

A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Isaiah 57:18 · KJV

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

Isaiah 58:11 · KJV

And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5148 mean?

H5148 is the Hebrew word נָחָה (nâchâh), meaning to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists).

How is H5148 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it lead (15 times), guide (3 times), led me (2 times), led (2 times), brought (2 times), among others.

How many times does H5148 appear in the Bible?

נָחָה (nâchâh) is tagged in 38 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5148 come from?

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

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