Nachah נָחָה

Nachah (Hebrew נָחָה, Strong's H5148) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to lead”. It occurs 39 times in 39 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Guidance

Verses

Every verse with Nachah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 24:27
  And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
• Genesis 24:48
  And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.

Exodus

• Exodus 13:17
  And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
• Exodus 13:21
  And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
• Exodus 15:13
  Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
• Exodus 32:34
  Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.Now go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”

Numbers

• Numbers 23:7
  And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 32:12
  So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 22:4
  And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 10:26
  And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 18:11
  And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 9:12
  Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.
• Nehemiah 9:19
  Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.

Job

• Job 12:23
  He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
• Job 31:18
  (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—
• Job 38:32
  Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?

Psalms

• Psalm 5:8
  Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
• Psalm 23:3
  He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
• Psalm 27:11
  Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
• Psalm 31:3
  For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
• Psalm 43:3
  O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.
• Psalm 60:9
  Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
• Psalm 61:2
  From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• Psalm 67:4
  O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
• Psalm 73:24
  Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
• Psalm 77:20
  Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
• Psalm 78:14
  In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.
• Psalm 78:53
  And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.
• Psalm 78:72
  So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
• Psalm 107:30
  Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
• Psalm 108:10
  Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
• Psalm 139:10
  Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
• Psalm 139:24
  And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.
• Psalm 143:10
  Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 6:22
  When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
• Proverbs 11:3
  The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
• Proverbs 18:16
  A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 57:18
  I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
• Isaiah 58:11
  And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).