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 4 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.

2 Samuel 12:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
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2 Samuel 13:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
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2 Samuel 14:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.
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2 Samuel 15:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
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2 Samuel 15:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
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2 Samuel 15:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
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2 Samuel 15:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
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2 Samuel 17:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”
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2 Samuel 17:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.
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2 Samuel 17:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
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2 Samuel 17:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
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2 Samuel 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
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2 Samuel 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt!”
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2 Samuel 18:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.
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2 Samuel 18:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
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2 Samuel 19:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
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Source alternate reference: 19.2
2 Samuel 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
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Source alternate reference: 19.7
2 Samuel 19:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.
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Source alternate reference: 19.9
2 Samuel 21:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,
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2 Samuel 24:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
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1 Kings 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
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1 Kings 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
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1 Kings 1:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”
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1 Kings 2:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”
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1 Kings 2:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
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1 Kings 2:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
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1 Kings 10:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.
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1 Kings 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.
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1 Kings 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”
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1 Kings 18:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
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1 Kings 18:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.
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1 Kings 18:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.
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1 Kings 19:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
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1 Kings 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
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2 Kings 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”
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2 Kings 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”
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2 Kings 4:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
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2 Kings 4:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”
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2 Kings 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.
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2 Kings 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”
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2 Kings 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”
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2 Kings 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
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2 Kings 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
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2 Kings 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, saying, “We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a trace—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents were intact.”
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2 Kings 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s household.
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2 Kings 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”
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2 Kings 7:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.
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2 Kings 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”
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2 Kings 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“That is a lie!” they said. “Tell us now!” So Jehu answered, “He talked to me about this and that, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’”
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2 Kings 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”
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