--- title: נָגַד — be conspicuous · The Tanakh dictionary description: נָגַד (5046), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 370 times: be conspicuous. BDB 1906: vb. 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[tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1504/5046/#m2) **The whole BDB entry:** vb. be conspicuous (NH in deriv.; Ph. n.pr.m. נגד; Arabic نَجَدَ conquer, overcome, also be apparent, conspicuous; نَجْدٌ high land or country; نَجُدَ be courageous, vigorous, effective, نَجِدٌ courageous, efficient; Aramaic ܢܓܰܕ, נְגַד drag, draw, lead; ܢܳܓܽܘܕܳܐ, נָגוֹדָא leader; Ethiopic ነገደ: is travel);— Pf. הִגִּיד Gn 3:11 +, 3 fs. הִגִּ֫ידָה 1 S 25:19 +, הִגַּדְתָּ Gn 12:8 +, etc.; Impf. יַגִּיד 1 S 9:6 +; וַיַּגֵּד Gn 9:22 +; sf. יַגִּידֶ֫הָ Is 44:7; יַגִּדָהּ Je 9:11; יַגֵּֽדְךָ Dt 32:7 (juss.), etc.; Imv. הַגֵּד 2 S 18:21 +; הַגִּ֫ידָה Gn 29:15 +, etc.; Inf. abs. הַגֵּד Ju 14:12 + 2 times; הַגִּיד Je 36:16; cstr. לְהַגִּיד Gn 32:6 +; לגיד 2 K 9:15 Kt. (Qr לְהַגּ׳); Pt. מַגִּיד Gn 41:24; +; f. מַגֶּ֫דֶת Est 2:20; pl. cstr. מַגִּידֵי Ju 14:19;—declare, tell \[usually sq. לְ of indir. obj. Gn 3:11 + often; ins. also 1 S 12:7 2 S 13:34 𝔊 Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu, so HPS 2 S 13:34 (1 S 12:7 he foll. ℌ as more diff.); sq. אֶל Ex 19:9 1 S 3:15; sq. לִפְנֵי 1 S 17:31 ψ 142:3; עַל־פָּנָיו Jb 21:31; בְּאָזְנֵי Je 36:20; sq. בְּ loc. (instead of indir. obj.) chiefly proph. Je 4:5; 5:20; 31:10 +; also 1 S 4:13 2 S 1:20 2 K 9:15 Mi 1:10; rarely sq. acc. pers. 2 S 15:31 (but read וּלְדָוִד הִגִּיד HPS (indef. subj.), or ולד׳ הֻגַּד We Dr Kit, 𝔊 𝔙 Th Klo Bu favour הֻגַּד), 2 K 7:9, 11 Ez 43:10 Jb 17:5; 26:4; 31:37; sq. dir. obj. in acc. Gn 45:13 + often; sq. cl. wi. כִּי Gn 3:11 + often; sq. cl. wi. אֲשֶׁר = כִּי (late) Est 3:4; 6:2; sq. cl. wi. מָה Gn 29:15 Ju 16:15 Est 8:1 +; sq. cl. wi. מִי 2 K 6:11; sq. cl. wi. אֵיכָה Ct 1:7, once sq. cl. wi. הֲ Gn 43:6, etc.; often no dir. obj., sq. לֵאמֹר Ex 13:8 1 S 25:14 +; sq. וַיֹּאמֶר Gn 47:1 +; אמר then foll. by orat. rect.; הִגּ׳ alone sq. orat. rect. Zc 9:12; sq. עַל concerning, 1 S 27:11 Est 6:2; often indir. obj. om. 1 S 24:19 +; dir. obj. om. Ju 13:10 +; both om. Lv 5:1 +\]. In Hex. rarely P, †Lv 5:1; 14:35 Ex 16:22†; J, Gn 3:11; 12:18 Ex 13:8 + 18 times; E, Gn 21:6; 31:20; 41:25 + 15 times; D, Dt 17:9; 26:3; 30:18 + 5 times;— tell, announce, report, usually human subj. Gn 9:22; 24:23; 32:6 Lv 14:35 Ju 13:6 1 S 3:18 1 K 1:23 Ne 2:12 Est 2:10(×2) Jb 12:7 ψ 142:3 Is 19:12 Je 5:20 Ez 24:19 + declare, make known, expound, especially of something before not understood, concealed or mysterious, Gn 3:11; 12:18, etc.; 1 K 10:3 = 2 Ch 9:2; a riddle Ju 14:12, 15, 16(×3), 19; dream Dn 2:2; secret Jb 11:6, etc.; of י׳ as revealing, Gn 41:25 2 S 7:11 2 K 4:27 Mi 6:8 Je 42:3 ψ 147:19; of declaring by י׳’s agents Dt 5:5 Mi 3:8 1 S 15:16 2 S 24:13 Je 50:28 Is 58:1; by divin. Ho 4:12. inform of (play the informer concerning) Jos 2:14, 20 Je 20:10 Jb 17:5 Lv 5:1 Pr 29:24. publish, declare, proclaim, especially of proclaiming wisdom, power, loving-kindness, etc., of י׳ (especially ψψ): ψ 9:12; 22:32; 51:17; 92:3, 16; 145:4 +, subj. heavens ψ 19:2; 50:6; 97:6; Is 42:12; 57:12. avow, acknowledge, confess: Is 3:9 ψ 38:19, cf. Is 48:6.—Pt. = messenger 2 S 15:13 Je 51:31(×2) cf. הַנַּ֫עַר הַמַּגִּיד 2 S 1:5, 6, 13; הָאִישׁ הַמּ׳ 2 S 18:11. Pf. הֻגַּד Jos 9:24 +; Impf. וַיֻּגַּד Gn 22:20 +; Inf. abs. הֻגֵּד Jos 9:24 Ru 2:11;—be told, announced, reported, always sq. לְ (sometimes impers., logical subj. in acc., cf. Gn 27:42 2 S 21:11, c. fem. Is 21:2; not in P): Gn 27:42 (J), 31:22 (E), Dt 17:4 Jos 9:24(×2) (D), Ru 2:11(×2) Ju 9:25 2 S 10:17; 19:2; 21:11 1 K 10:7; 18:13 1 Ch 19:17 2 Ch 9:6 Is 21:2; 40:21; sq. לֵאמר Gn 22:20; 38:13, 24 (all J), Jos 10:17 (JE), 1 S 15:12; 19:19 2 S 6:12 1 K 1:51 2 K 6:13; 8:7 Is 7:2; sq. cl. with כִּי Ex 14:5 (J), Ju 9:47 1 S 23:7, 13; 27:4 1 K 2:29, 41. Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 143 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (3 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «נָגַד» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1504/5046/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Esther 4:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.4.12/) וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ לְמָרְדֳּכָ֔י אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֶסְתֵּֽר׃פ *Word for word:* and they.told to Mordecai (et) the.words of.Esther *JPS 1917:* And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. [Psalms 38:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.38.19/) כִּֽי־עֲוֺנִ֥י אַגִּ֑יד אֶ֝דְאַ֗ג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃ *Word for word:* (dm) iniquity my I.tell I.am.anxious from sin my *JPS 1917:* For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin. - ← previous: [נֶגֶב](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/5045.md) - next →: [נֶגֶד](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/5048.md) - ↑ back to [נ](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1504.md)