na.gad H5046

נָגַד (na.gad) means “to tell” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

נָגַד Hebrew · H5046 370 tagged occurrences in 344 verses

Pronunciation guide: naw-gad' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5046

נָגַד · na.gad · to tell

1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; 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

KJV glosses: bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.

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How translators render H5046

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
tell	30
and told	20
was told	17
told	15
to tell	9
and reported	5
and tell	5
i will tell	5
reported	5
tell me	5
to explain	5
when this was reported	5
declare	4
i declare	4
proclaim	4
you tell	4
and they relayed	3
can tell	3
declares	3
he told	3
report	3
tell it	3
was informed	3
will tell	3
and explain	2
and inform	2
and proclaim	2
and show	2
and they will tell	2
announce	2
answered	2
he had told	2
he has shown	2
i proclaim	2
inform	2
it was reported	2
let me tell	2
now it was reported	2
prove	2
telling	2
to declare	2
to inform	2
to proclaim	2
warned	2
were relayed	2
who had brought him the report	2
acknowledge them	1
alone decreed	1
and declare	1
and declared it	1
and disclose	1
and have him report	1
and he will tell	1
and he will tell you	1
and i will tell you	1
and if it is reported	1
and in turn she explained	1
and it was reported	1
and messenger	1
and pass along information	1
and proclaim it	1
and relayed	1
and reported this	1
and reveals	1
and said	1
and tell it	1
and the king was told	1
and they told	1
and they will give	1
and this was reported	1
and we answered	1
and when he told	1
and when this was reported	1
and will proclaim	1
announce it	1
been declared to you	1
but he was told	1
can declare	1
can you please tell	1
declare it	1
declaring	1
denounces	1
describe	1
even explained	1
explained it to me	1
for i have told	1
for you have made it clear	1
had exposed	1
had revealed	1
has declared this	1
has foretold	1
has revealed	1
have declared	1
have you uttered	1
he assured	1
he declared	1
he declares	1
he had revealed	1
he has revealed	1
he learned the identity	1
he relayed	1
he reported	1
he was sure to tell	1
he was told	1
he will tell	1
i also told	1
i confess	1
i foretold	1
i have been made fully aware	1
i reveal	1
i say	1
i spoke of things	1
i tell	1
i tell you	1
i told	1
i would give	1
if a man denounces	1
if i proclaim	1
informed	1
is declared	1
learned	1
let him declare	1
let him foretell	1
let me know	1
let them tell	1
let us report him	1
may report	1
messenger	1
moreover i declare	1
now someone told	1
on receiving the report	1
one announced it	1
one could explain it	1
relayed	1
relayed this	1
report him	1
resounds	1
reveal	1
revealed	1
samson told	1
saying	1
so she told	1
so that i can tell	1
so they reported it	1
so they will proclaim	1
so this was reported	1
so why should i explain it	1
solve it	1
someone told	1
speak up	1
surely we must report	1
tell us	1
tells	1
testify	1
that he may explain it	1
then a messenger	1
then declare	1
then he tells	1
then it was reported	1
then ruth told	1
then someone reported	1
therefore i declared it	1
they declare	1
they described	1
they flaunt	1
they give	1
they reported	1
they said	1
they will report	1
this message to inform	1
to announce	1
to do so	1
to give a report	1
to reveal	1
to tell you	1
to testify	1
to those who had solved	1
was declared	1
was told about it	1
we relayed	1
were told	1
were told clearly	1
when it was reported	1
who announced it	1
who reported	1
why did you tell	1
will declare	1
will explain	1
will expose	1
will it proclaim	1
will proclaim him	1
you are to explain	1
you can solve	1
you explain	1
you report	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
and told	36
told	22
tell	20
and it was told	18
declare	12
and they told	11
to shew	6
and tell	5
to tell	5
alone to tell	4
shewed	4
that told	4
and shall declare	3
and shew	3
and shewed	3
but he told	3
declared	3
had told	3
he told	3
and declare	2
and hast not told	2
and when it was told	2
declareth	2
do i declare	2
he hath shewed	2
i have declared	2
i would declare	2
let them shew	2
not shew	2
shew	2
telleth	2
that he may declare	2
that he told	2
that it was told	2
then they told	2
to declare	2
was not told	2
which he told	2
a messenger	1
after that it was told	1
all this and will not ye declare	1
alone for they had shewed	1
and bewrayeth	1
and declareth	1
and have declared	1
and he declared	1
and he told	1
and he will shew	1
and he will tell	1
and hitherto have i declared	1
and i will tell	1
and if thou utter	1
and it be told	1
and it shall come to pass when thou shalt shew	1
and let them tell	1
and now will i shew	1
and one messenger	1
and shall i tell	1
and she told	1
and that he would shew	1
and they declare	1
and they shall declare	1
and they shall shew	1
and they shall tell	1
and they shewed	1
and they will shew	1
and thou hast shewed	1
and thou shalt shew	1
and to declare	1
and we told	1
and we will report	1
and when they had told	1
and when they told	1
and will tell	1
and ye shall tell	1
another	1
because he had told	1
because it was certainly	1
been shewed	1
but i will declare	1
by them and it was told	1
declaring	1
didst thou tell	1
expound	1
for he had told	1
for he hath shewed	1
for i have told	1
for i will declare	1
for thee tell	1
for thou hast declared	1
for to shew	1
for who can tell	1
from me and didst not tell	1
from me and hath not told	1
from you to certify	1
furthermore i tell	1
had not shewed	1
hath it not been told	1
hath shewed	1
hath told	1
have i declared	1
he sheweth	1
he that speaketh	1
her that she should not shew	1
him and he told	1
him and it was told	1
him and told	1
him i shewed	1
him who can tell	1
hither declare	1
i beseech thee tell	1
i declare	1
i denounce	1
i pray thee tell	1
i will declare	1
i will now shew	1
i will shew	1
if he do not utter	1
if i declare	1
if ye utter	1
is declared	1
it was told	1
lest they should tell	1
let him declare	1
may shew	1
me and if not tell	1
me i will tell	1
me not until i have shewed	1
men have told	1
neither told	1
none that could declare	1
none that sheweth	1
not that which shall be for who can tell	1
not unto them that they told	1
now tell	1
of garments unto them which expounded	1
of thee and she shewed	1
report	1
shall declare	1
shall shew	1
shall shew forth	1
shall tell	1
sheweth forth	1
sheweth his	1
so declare	1
some that told	1
that he had told	1
that i may tell	1
that i will tell	1
that ye tell	1
thee and shew	1
thee shall it declare	1
them and told	1
then he sheweth	1
then i told	1
there that he would surely	1
therefore have i uttered	1
thereof sheweth	1
they rehearsed	1
they told	1
they unto him tell	1
thither peradventure he can shew	1
thou shalt tell	1
to another and shall declare	1
to him he shall tell	1
to shew forth	1
to whom hast thou uttered	1
unto her behold i have not told	1
unto her it hath fully	1
unto him and tell	1
unto him i profess	1
unto me why didst thou not tell	1
unto me wilt thou not tell	1
unto thee declare	1
unto them and shew	1
unto them will ye not shew	1
unto you if ye can certainly	1
upon him and she told	1
upon thee that thou shouldest tell	1
upon thee then would not i tell	1
us plainly	1
was it not told	1
we told	1
we will surely	1
were told	1
when one told	1
when they told	1
wherefore she told	1
which among them hath declared	1
which they shall shew	1
who among them can declare	1
who hath declared	1
who shall declare	1
who shall tell	1
who told	1
wilt thou not shew	1
wilt thou not tell	1
with me neither told	1
yea declare	1
you but she told	1
you i will declare	1

Verses containing H5046

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Genesis 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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?”
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Genesis 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
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Genesis 12:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
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Genesis 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Genesis 21:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”
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Genesis 22:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
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Genesis 24:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
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Genesis 24:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
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Genesis 24:49 · BSB · 2 occurrences
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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Genesis 26:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
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Genesis 27:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
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Genesis 29:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
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Genesis 29:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
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Genesis 31:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.
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Genesis 31:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.
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Genesis 31:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
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Genesis 32:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”
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Source alternate reference: 32.6
Genesis 32:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
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Source alternate reference: 32.30
Genesis 37:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
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Genesis 37:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
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Genesis 38:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
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Genesis 38:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
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Genesis 41:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
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Genesis 41:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
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Genesis 42:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
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Genesis 43:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
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Genesis 43:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
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Genesis 44:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
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Genesis 45:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
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Genesis 45:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
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Genesis 46:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.
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Genesis 47:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”
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Genesis 48:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
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Genesis 49:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
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Exodus 4:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say, and all the signs He had commanded him to perform.
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Exodus 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
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Exodus 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”
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Exodus 16:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.
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Exodus 19:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:
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Exodus 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
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Leviticus 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
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Leviticus 14:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’
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Numbers 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
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Numbers 23:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,
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Deuteronomy 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.
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Deuteronomy 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
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Deuteronomy 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,
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Deuteronomy 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
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Deuteronomy 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,
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Deuteronomy 17:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.
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