Nagah נָגַהּ
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| נָגַהּ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nagah |
| Strong's number | H5050 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to shine |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (2) |
Nagah (Hebrew נָגַהּ, Strong's H5050) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to shine”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to shine
1a) (Qal) to shine
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to enlighten
1b2) to cause to shine
1a) (Qal) to shine
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to enlighten
1b2) to cause to shine
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shine (3), lighten (1), enlighten (1), shined (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lights up (2), glow (1), will shine (1), has dawned (1), give (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nagah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 22:29For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
Job
- Job 18:5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
- Job 22:28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
Psalms
- Psalm 18:28For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 9:2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
- Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).