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Lexicon :: Strong's H5090 - nāhaḡ

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נָהַג
Transliteration
nāhaḡ
Pronunciation
naw-hag'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1309,1310

Strong’s Definitions

נָהַג nâhag, naw-hag'; a primitive root; to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh:—acquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H5090 in the following manner: lead (10x), (carry, lead)...away (7x), drive (6x), forth (2x), guide (2x), brought (2x), acquainting (1x), brought in (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's H5090 in the following manner: lead (10x), (carry, lead)...away (7x), drive (6x), forth (2x), guide (2x), brought (2x), acquainting (1x), brought in (1x).

  1. to drive, lead, guide, conduct

    1. (Qal)

      1. to drive, lead on, drive away, drive off

      2. to behave itself (fig.) (of heart)

    2. (Piel)

      1. to drive away, lead off

      2. to lead on, guide, guide on

      3. to cause to drive

  2. (Piel) to moan, lament

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָהַג nâhag, naw-hag'; a primitive root; to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh:—acquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).
STRONGS H5090: Abbreviations
† I. נָהַג verb drive, conduct (Late Hebrew conduct oneself, behave, be accustomed; Arabic bdb062401 go along the road, keep to the road; Aramaic נְהַג lead); —
Qal Perfect נ׳ Lamentations 3:2; נָֽהֲגוּ" 1 Samuel 30:20; Imperfect יִנְהַג Isaiah 20:4, etc.; Imperative נְהַג 2 Kings 4:24; Participle active נֹהֵג Isaiah 11:6 + 2 times, etc.; passive נְהוּגִים Isaiah 60:11; —
1. drive, flocks Exodus 3:1; compare (in predict.) Isaiah 11:6 (followed by בְּ); figurative, object Joseph, Psalm 80:2 (simile of flock); hence, object human being, lead on, Songs 8:2 (|| הֵבִיא אֶלֿ)); also figurative, subject י׳, Lamentations 3:2 (|| הוֺלִיךְ); passive participle of kings led in procession Isaiah 60:11 compare Di (rather than as captives, Che, as earlier usage; || הֵבִיא); drive away, off, (object מִקְנֶה) Genesis 31:18 (of Jacob, going by stealth); usually as booty (object flocks and herds) 1 Samuel 23:5, חמור יתומים ינהגו Job 24:3 (unjustly); compare 1 Samuel 30:2 (twice in verse) (read וַיִּנְהֲגוּ We Dr Kit Bu, compare Th, not HPS which see), 1 Samuel 30:22 (no object expressed but really captives || הָלַךְ), Isaiah 20:4; drive an ass for riding 2 Kings 4:24 (|| הָלַךְ); a cart (עֲגָלָה) 2 Samuel 6:3 = 1 Chronicles 13:7 (where בָּע׳); absolute of driving chariot 2 Kings 9:20; lead out an army to battle (late) 1 Chronicles 20:12; 1 Chronicles 25:11.
2. figurative וְלִבִּי נֹהֵג בַּחָכְמָה Ecclesiastes 2:3 my heart behaving itself in wisdom (compare Late Hebrew above).
Pi. Perfect נִהַג Exodus 10:3; נִהַ֫גְתָּ Isaiah 63:14; Imperfect יְנַהֵג Deuteronomy 4:27, etc.; —
1. drive away, lead off, followed by accusative, daughters of Laban Genesis 31:26 (|| גָּנַב); of י׳, leading off people into exile, followed by שָׁ֫מָּה Deuteronomy 4:27 (|| הֵפִיץ), Deuteronomy 28:37 (|| הוֺלִיךְ).
2. lead on, guide, followed by accusative, subject י׳ Psalm 78:52 (כַּעֵ֫דֶר || הִסִּיעַ כַּצּאֹן); Isaiah 49:10 (|| נִהֵל, compare Psalm 23:2); Isaiah 63:14; Isaiah 48:15; guide on, a wind, Exodus 10:13 (followed by בָּאָרֶץ), Psalm 78:26; (|| הִסִּיעַ).
3. cause to drive (compare Qal, 2 Kings 9:20) Exodus 14:25 (J E; subject י׳, see Di).


† II. [נָהַג] verb Pi. moan, lament (Arabic bdb062402 be out of breath, pant, breathe heavily; Aramaic bdb062403 sigh, groan); —
Pi. Participle feminine plural מְנַהֲגוֺה Nahum 2:8 (כְּקוֺל יוֺנִים).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:18; 31:26

Exodus

3:1; 10:3; 10:13; 14:25

Deuteronomy

4:27; 4:27; 28:37

1 Samuel

23:5; 30:2; 30:20; 30:22

2 Samuel

6:3

2 Kings

4:24; 4:24; 9:20; 9:20

1 Chronicles

13:7; 25:11

Job

24:3

Psalms

23:2; 78:26; 78:52; 80:2

Ecclesiastes

2:3

Song of Songs

8:2

Isaiah

11:6; 11:6; 20:4; 20:4; 48:15; 49:10; 60:11; 60:11; 63:14; 63:14

Lamentations

3:2; 3:2

Nahum

2:8

H5090

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Strong's Number H5090 matches the Hebrew נָהַג (nāhaḡ),
which occurs 31 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:18 - and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:26 - “What do you mean by deceiving me like this?” Laban demanded. “How dare you drag my daughters away like prisoners of war?

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:1 - One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro,[fn] the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai,[fn] the mountain of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:13 - So Moses raised his staff over Egypt, and the LORD caused an east wind to blow over the land all that day and through the night. When morning arrived, the east wind had brought the locusts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:25 - He twisted[fn] their chariot wheels, making their chariots difficult to drive. “Let’s get out of here—away from these Israelites!” the Egyptians shouted. “The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:27 - For the LORD will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37 - You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the LORD sends you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:5 - So David and his men went to Keilah. They slaughtered the Philistines and took all their livestock and rescued the people of Keilah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:2 - They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:20 - He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. “This plunder belongs to David!” they said.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:22 - But some evil troublemakers among David’s men said, “They didn’t go with us, so they can’t have any of the plunder we recovered. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:3 - They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cart as it left the house,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:24 - So she saddled the donkey and said to the servant, “Hurry! Don’t slow down unless I tell you to.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:20 - The watchman exclaimed, “The messenger has met them, but he isn’t returning either! It must be Jehu son of Nimshi, for he’s driving like a madman.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:7 - They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - In the spring of the year,[fn] when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in successful attacks against the land of the Ammonites. In the process he laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:11 - Then Amaziah summoned his courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they killed 10,000 Edomite troops from Seir.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:3 - They take the orphan’s donkey
and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:14 - For that is what God is like.
He is our God forever and ever,
and he will guide us until we die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:26 - He released the east wind in the heavens
and guided the south wind by his mighty power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:52

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:52 - But he led his own people like a flock of sheep,
guiding them safely through the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of Asaph, to be sung to the tune “Lilies of the Covenant.”

Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a flock.
O God, enthroned above the cherubim,
display your radiant glory

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3 - After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:2 - I would bring you to my childhood home,
and there you would teach me.[fn]
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
my sweet pomegranate wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:6 - In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together;
the leopard will lie down with the baby goat.
The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion,
and a little child will lead them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:4 - For the king of Assyria will take away the Egyptians and Ethiopians[fn] as prisoners. He will make them walk naked and barefoot, both young and old, their buttocks bared, to the shame of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - They will neither hunger nor thirst.
The searing sun will not reach them anymore.
For the LORD in his mercy will lead them;
he will lead them beside cool waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:11 - Your gates will stay open day and night
to receive the wealth of many lands.
The kings of the world will be led as captives
in a victory procession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:14 - As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley,
the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest.
You led your people, LORD,
and gained a magnificent reputation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:2 - He has led me into darkness,
shutting out all light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:7 - Nineveh’s exile has been decreed,
and all the servant girls mourn its capture.
They moan like doves
and beat their breasts in sorrow.
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