Original Language Studio
1 Samuel 22:21
“And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord’s priests.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָגַדnâgad · naw-gad'
H5046 · Hebrew
H5046 · Hebrew
- 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
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יַּגֵּ֥ד — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 371 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:11Genesis 9:22Genesis 12:18Genesis 14:13Genesis 21:26
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָגַד here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.