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Lexicon :: Strong's H5048 - neḡeḏ

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נֶגֶד
Transliteration
neḡeḏ
Pronunciation
neh'-ghed
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Part of Speech
adjective, adverb (with a preposition), substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1289a

Strong’s Definitions

נֶגֶד neged, neh'-ghed; from H5046; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before:—about, (over) against, × aloof, × far (off), × from, over, presence, × other side, sight, × to view.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H5048 in the following manner: before, against, in the presence, about.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H5048 in the following manner: before, against, in the presence, about.
substantive
  1. what is conspicuous, what is in front of

    adverb
  2. in front of, straight forward, before, in sight of

  3. in front of oneself, straightforward

  4. before your face, in your view or purpose

    with preposition
  5. what is in front of, corresponding to

  6. in front of, before

  7. in the sight or presence of

  8. parallel to

  9. over, for

  10. in front, opposite

  11. at a distance

    preposition
  12. from the front of, away from

  13. from before the eyes of, opposite to, at a distance from

  14. from before, in front of

  15. as far as the front of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נֶגֶד neged, neh'-ghed; from H5046; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before:—about, (over) against, × aloof, × far (off), × from, over, presence, × other side, sight, × to view.
STRONGS H5048: Abbreviations
נֶ֫גֶד 151 substantive what is conspicuous or in front, always as adverb or preposition in front of, in sight of, opposite to, נֶ֑גֶד, construct נֶגֶד, suffix נֶגְדִּי Psalm 38:11 +, נֶגְדְּךָ Psalm 38:10 +, etc.; with ה locative נֶ֫גְדָּה Psalm 116:14; Psalm 116:18; —
1. as adverb accusative in front of,
a. locally (rather stronger and distincter than לִפְנֵי),
(a) Genesis 31:32 נֶגֶד אַחֵינוּ הַכֶּרנָֿא in front of our brethren own it, now, Genesis 31:37; Genesis 47:15 ולמה נמות נגדך why should we die in thy sight ? Exodus 19:2 Israel encamped נגד ההר in front of the mountain, Exodus 34:10 נגד כלעֿמך אעשׂה נִפְלָאֹת, before, in sight of, all thy people (compare Psalm 78:12), Joshua 3:16 the people passed over נגד ירחו in front of J., 1 Kings 20:27, etc.; Nehemiah 3:23 in front of their house, Nehemiah 3:29; נגד (כלׅ ישׂראל Deuteronomy 31:11; Joshua 8:35 = 1 Samuel 15:30; 2 Samuel 12:12 +; 1 Kings 21:13 set Naboth נֶגֶד הָעָם; נגד י׳ 1 Samuel 12:3; 1 Samuel 16:6 מְשִׁיחוֺ אַךְ נֶגֶד י׳, so נֶגְדִּי Psalm 89:37, נֶגְדּוֺ Psalm 18:13; נגד השׁמשׁ Numbers 25:4; 2 Samuel 12:12; Psalm 22:26 יראיו נ׳, Psalm 52:11 (so in poetry נֶגְדָּה לְ Psalm 116:14; Psalm 116:18); hostilely, Job 10:17; with collateral idea of to the mortification of, Psalm 23:5; Psalm 31:20, compare Joel 1:16; with collateral idea of being open or known to, Proverbs 15:11 שׁאול ואבדון נגד י׳, Job 26:6; Psalm 38:10 נגדך כלתֿאותי (|| נסתרה לא ממך), Psalm 69:20 (|| יָדַעְתָּ), Psalm 119:168; Isaiah 59:12; so הָיוּ פָּנַי נֶגֶד Hosea 7:2.
(b) with reflexive suffix, and verb of motion, to go in front of oneself, i.e. straightforward, Joshua 6:5 ועלו העם אישׁ נגדו each straightforward, Joshua 6:20; Amos 4:3; Jeremiah 31:29; Nehemiah 12:37, compare Proverbs 4:25.
b. mentally, = vividly present to, Psalm 38:18 ומכאובי נגדי תמיד, Psalm 44:16; Psalm 51:5 וחטאתי נגדי תמיד, Psalm 109:15 י׳ נ׳ (remembered by): nearly = בְּעֵינָיו, כְּאַיִן נֶגְדּוֺ Isaiah 40:17; Psalm 39:6; so וְנ׳ נְבוֺנִים פְּנֵיהֶם Isaiah 5:21. But Exodus 10:10 כי רעה נגד פניכם before your face is = in your view, or purpose (compare לא אשׁית לְנֶגֶד עֵינַי דברבֿליעל Psalm 101:3).
2. With prepositions:
a.כְּנֶגֶד according to what is in front of = corresponding to, Genesis 2:18 I will make him עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּוֺ a help corresponding to him i.e. equal and adequate to himself, Genesis 2:20 among the animals there was no עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּוֺ. **Note that in Late Hebrew מכנגד = in front of, Ber 4:5; 9:5; Ab 2:10, מכנגד פני Git 7:7 and elsewhere.
b. לְנֶגֶד in front of, before, Genesis 33:12 וְֵֽֽֽאלְכָה לְנֶנְדֶּ֑ךָ, Numbers 22:32; 2 Kings 1:13 fell on his knees לנגד אליהו, Isaiah 1:7 your ground לנגדכם זרים אֹכלים אותהּ; with עָמַד Joshua 5:13; Daniel 8:15; Daniel 10:16, in a hostile sense Daniel 10:13, compare Proverbs 21:30; in the sight or presence of, Habakkuk 1:3 וְשֹׁד וְחָמָס לְנֶגְדִּי, Psalm 39:2 בעוד רשׁע לנגדי, Psalm 50:8 ועולֹתיך לנגדי תמיד, Nehemiah 3:37; opposite to (probably of opposite choirs), Nehemiah 12:9, 24; = parallel to, 1 Chronicles 5:11; = over, for, a business (peculiar) Nehemiah 11:22; figurative of what is visible morally, Psalm 18:23 כי כל משׁפטיו לנגדי (|| לֹא אָסִיר מֶנִּי), with to set or place Psalm 16:8; Psalm 54:5 לא שׂמו אלהים לנגדם (compare Psalm 86:14,), Psalm 90:8; often in the phrase לְנֶגֶד עֵינֵי ֗֗֗, both literal, as Job 4:16 תְּמוּנָה עֵינָ֑י לנ׳, Psalm 5:6 עיניך לא יתיצבו הוללים לנ׳ (compare Psalm 101:7); and in a moral sense, Psalm 18:25 עיניו כְּבֹר ידי לנ׳, Psalm 26:3 עיני כי חסדך לנ׳ i.e. is ever present to my mind, Psalm 36:2 עיניו אין פחד אלהים לנ׳ i.e. he has no eye to discern God's awe-inspiring judgments (compare Psalm 10:5); with לא אשׁית i.e. have in view, purpose (|| שׂנאתי) Psalm 101:3.
c.מִנֶּגֶד
(a) adverb off (מִן 1c) the front, in front, opposite, ex adverso, Genesis 21:16 ותשׁב להּ מנגד sat her down opposite, Genesis 21:16, 2 Kings 2:7; Deuteronomy 28:66 והיו חייך תלואים לך מנגד shall be hung up for thee in front (i.e. suspended, as by a thread, in front of thee); Judges 9:17 וישׁלך נפשׁו מנגד and flung away his life in front or straight away (i.e. hazarded it); = some way off, from or at a distance, Numbers 2:2; Deuteronomy 32:52 כי מִנֶּגֶד תראה את הארץ, 2 Kings 2:15 וַיִּרְאֻהוּ מנ׳ at a distance, 2 Kings 3:22; 2 Kings 4:25; aloof, 2 Samuel 18:13 ואתה תתיצב מנגד, Obadiah 11.
(b) as a preposition
(α) from the front of, away from, Songs 6:5 הָסֵבִּי עֵינַיִךְ מִנֶּגְדִּי, 1 Samuel 26:20 אליֿפֹל פני י׳ דמי ארצה מנ׳; מנגד עיני from before the eyes of, with verbs of removing Isaiah 1:16, cutting off Psalm 31:23; Jonah 2:5, hiding Amos 9:3; Jeremiah 16:17.
(β) opposite to, Nehemiah 3:19, 25, 27; at a distance from, Psalm 10:5 מרום משׁפטיך מנגדו, Psalm 38:12 מנגד נגעי יעמדו.
(γ) מִנֶּגֶד לְ from before, Proverbs 14:7, in front of Judges 20:34.
d.עַד נֶגֶד as far as the front of, Nehemiah 3:16, 26.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:18; 2:20; 21:16; 21:16; 31:32; 31:37; 33:12; 47:15

Exodus

10:10; 19:2; 34:10

Numbers

2:2; 22:32; 25:4

Deuteronomy

28:66; 31:11; 32:52

Joshua

3:16; 5:13; 6:5; 6:20; 8:35

Judges

9:17; 20:34

1 Samuel

12:3; 15:30; 16:6; 26:20

2 Samuel

12:12; 12:12; 18:13

1 Kings

20:27; 21:13

2 Kings

1:13; 2:7; 2:15; 3:22; 4:25

1 Chronicles

5:11

Nehemiah

3:16; 3:19; 3:23; 3:25; 3:26; 3:27; 3:29; 11:22; 12:9; 12:24; 12:37

Job

4:16; 10:17; 26:6

Psalms

5:6; 10:5; 10:5; 16:8; 18:13; 18:23; 18:25; 22:26; 23:5; 26:3; 31:20; 31:23; 36:2; 38:10; 38:10; 38:11; 38:12; 38:18; 39:2; 39:6; 44:16; 50:8; 51:5; 54:5; 69:20; 78:12; 86:14; 89:37; 90:8; 101:3; 101:3; 101:7; 109:15; 116:14; 116:14; 116:18; 116:18; 119:168

Proverbs

4:25; 14:7; 15:11; 21:30

Song of Songs

6:5

Isaiah

1:7; 1:16; 5:21; 40:17; 59:12

Jeremiah

16:17; 31:29

Daniel

8:15; 10:13; 10:16

Hosea

7:2

Joel

1:16

Amos

4:3; 9:3

Obadiah

1:11

Jonah

2:5

Habakkuk

1:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5048 matches the Hebrew נֶגֶד (neḡeḏ),
which occurs 151 times in 143 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 2:18–2Ch 7:6)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:18 -

Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:20 -

The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man[fn] no helper was found corresponding to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:16 -

and went and sat at a distance, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I can’t bear to watch the boy die! ” While she sat at a distance, she[fn] wept loudly.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:32 -

“If you find your gods with anyone here, he will not live! Before our relatives, point out anything that is yours and take it.” Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37 -

“You’ve searched all my possessions! Have you found anything of yours?[fn] Put it here before my relatives and yours, and let them decide between the two of us.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:12 -

Then Esau said, “Let’s move on, and I’ll go ahead of you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:15 -

When the silver from the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die here in front of you? The silver is gone! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:10 -

He said to them, “The LORD would have to be with you if I would ever let you and your families go! Look out ​— ​you’re heading for trouble.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:2 -

They traveled from Rephidim, came to the Sinai Wilderness, and camped in the wilderness. Israel camped there in front of the mountain.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:10 -

And the LORD responded, “Look, I am making a covenant. In the presence of all your people I will perform wonders that have never been done[fn] in the whole earth or in any nation. All the people you live among will see the LORD’s work, for what I am doing with you is awe-inspiring.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:2 -

“The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral families.[fn] They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:32 -

The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you, because I consider what you are doing to be evil.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:4 -

The LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute[fn] them in broad daylight before the LORD so that his burning anger may turn away from Israel.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:66 -

“Your life will hang in doubt before you. You will be in dread night and day, never certain of survival.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:11 -

“when all Israel assembles in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he chooses, you are to read this law aloud before all Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:52 -

“Although from a distance you will view the land that I am giving the Israelites, you will not go there.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:16 -

and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as[fn] Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the Arabah ​— ​the Dead Sea ​— ​was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:13 -

When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:5 -

“When there is a prolonged blast of the horn and you hear its sound, have all the troops give a mighty shout. Then the city wall will collapse, and the troops will advance, each man straight ahead.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:20 -

So the troops shouted, and the rams’ horns sounded. When they heard the blast of the ram’s horn, the troops gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. The troops advanced into the city, each man straight ahead, and they captured the city.

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All the troops who were with him went up and approached the city, arriving opposite Ai, and camped to the north of it, with a valley between them and the city.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:33 -

All Israel ​— ​resident alien and citizen alike ​— ​with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on either side of the ark of the LORD’s covenant facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded earlier concerning blessing the people of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:35 -

There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read before the entire assembly of Israel, including the women, the dependents, and the resident aliens who lived among them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:17 -

“for my father fought for you, risked his life, and rescued you from Midian,

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:34 -

Then ten thousand fit young men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce, but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was about to strike them.

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:4 -

“I thought I should inform you: Buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do it. But if you do[fn] not want to redeem it, tell me so that I will know, because there isn’t anyone other than you to redeem it, and I am next after you.”

“I want to redeem it,” he answered.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:3 -

“Here I am. Bring charges against me before the LORD and his anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Who have I wronged or mistreated? Who gave me a bribe to overlook something?[fn] I will return it to you.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:30 -

Saul said, “I have sinned. Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me so I can bow in worship to the LORD your God.”

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When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Certainly the LORD’s anointed one is here before him.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:20 -

“So don’t let my blood fall to the ground far from the LORD’s presence, for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, like one who pursues a partridge in the mountains.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:12 -

“You acted in secret, but I will do this before all Israel and in broad daylight.’ ”[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:13 -

“If I had jeopardized my own[fn] life ​— ​and nothing is hidden from the king ​— ​you would have abandoned me.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:13 -

From the radiance of his presence,

blazing coals were ignited.

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Indeed, I let all his ordinances guide me[fn]

and have not disregarded his statutes.

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So the LORD repaid me

according to my righteousness,

according to my cleanness[fn] in his sight.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:22 -

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:27 -

The Israelites mobilized, gathered supplies, and went to fight them. The Israelites camped in front of them like two little flocks of goats, while the Arameans filled the landscape.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:10 -

Then seat two wicked men opposite him and have them testify against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king! ” Then take him out and stone him to death.

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The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king! ” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 -

Then the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. The third captain went up and fell on his knees in front of Elijah and begged him, “Man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious to you.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:7 -

Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood observing them at a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:15 -

When the sons of the prophets from Jericho who were observing saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him and bowed down to the ground in front of him.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:22 -

When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw that the water across from them was red like blood.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:25 -

So she came to the man of God at Mount Carmel.

When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to his attendant Gehazi, “Look, there’s the Shunammite woman.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:11 -

The sons of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:32 -

and Mikloth who fathered Shimeah. These also lived opposite their relatives in Jerusalem, with their other relatives.

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Mikloth fathered Shimeam. These also lived opposite their relatives in Jerusalem with their other relatives.

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Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:13 -

For Solomon had made a bronze platform 7 1/2 feet[fn] long, 7 1/2 feet wide, and 4 1/2 feet[fn] high and put it in the court. He stood on it, knelt down in front of the entire congregation of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:6 -

The priests and the Levites were standing at their stations. The Levites had the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made to give thanks to the LORD ​— ​“for his faithful love endures forever” ​— ​when he offered praise with them. Across from the Levites, the priests were blowing trumpets, and all the people were standing.


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