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

Page 2 of 7. 344 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Deuteronomy 26:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.”
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Deuteronomy 30:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
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Deuteronomy 32:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
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Joshua 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
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Joshua 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”
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Joshua 7:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
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Joshua 9:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
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Joshua 10:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
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Judges 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,
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Judges 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
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Judges 9:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.
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Judges 9:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day the people of Shechem went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.
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Judges 9:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,
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Judges 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
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Judges 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The woman ran quickly to tell her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has reappeared!”
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Judges 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
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Judges 14:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
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Judges 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
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Judges 14:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
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Judges 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
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Judges 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
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Judges 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
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Judges 14:16 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
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Judges 14:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
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Judges 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
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Judges 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
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Judges 16:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
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Judges 16:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
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Judges 16:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”
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Judges 16:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
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Judges 16:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.
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Ruth 2:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.
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Ruth 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
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Ruth 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”
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Ruth 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
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Ruth 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.
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1 Samuel 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
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1 Samuel 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
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1 Samuel 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
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1 Samuel 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.
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1 Samuel 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.
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1 Samuel 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now listen to their voice; but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”
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1 Samuel 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.”
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1 Samuel 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.”
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1 Samuel 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
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1 Samuel 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart.
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1 Samuel 10:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”
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1 Samuel 10:16 · BSB · 3 occurrences
And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
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1 Samuel 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
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1 Samuel 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
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