Definition
verb
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
- to be conspicuous, tell, make known
- (Hiphil) to tell, declare
- to tell, announce, report
- to declare, make known, expound
- to inform of
- to publish, declare, proclaim
- to avow, acknowledge, confess
- messenger (participle)
- (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported
Usually translated as
tell, declare, utter, messenger, plainly, report, certify, declaring, denounce, expound, fully, profess, bewray, certainly, rehearse, shew, speak, surely
Occurrences
Nâgad occurs 354 times in 329 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (34), Exodus (6), Leviticus (2), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (9), Joshua (5), Judges (23), Ruth (5), 1 Samuel (46), 2 Samuel (36), 1 Kings (14), 2 Kings (19), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (4), Nehemiah (3), Esther (10), Job (17), Psalms (18), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (4), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (27), Jeremiah (24), Ezekiel (3), Daniel (4), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Jonah (2), Micah (3), Zechariah (1)
- Genesis 3:11 — And he said, Who told (הִגִּ֣יד) thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
- Genesis 9:22 — And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told (וַיַּגֵּ֥ד) his two brethren without.
- Genesis 12:18 — And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell (הִגַּ֣דְתָּ) me that she was thy wife?
- Genesis 14:13 — And there came one that had escaped, and told (וַיַּגֵּ֖ד) Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
- Genesis 21:26 — And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell (הִגַּ֣דְתָּ) me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
- Genesis 22:20 — And it came to pass after these things, that it was told (וַיֻּגַּ֥ד) Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
- Genesis 24:23 — And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell (הַגִּ֥ידִי) me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
- Genesis 24:28 — And the damsel ran, and told (וַתַּגֵּ֖ד) them of her mother’s house these things.
- Genesis 24:49 — And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell (הַגִּ֣ידוּ) me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
- Genesis 24:49 — And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell (הַגִּ֣ידוּ) me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
- Genesis 26:32 — And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told (וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ) him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
- Genesis 27:42 — And these words of Esau her elder son were told (וַיֻּגַּ֣ד) to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
- Genesis 29:12 — And Jacob told (וַיַּגֵּ֨ד) Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
- Genesis 29:12 — And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told (וַתַּגֵּ֥ד) her father.
- Genesis 29:15 — And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell (הַגִּ֥ידָה) me, what shall thy wages be?
- Genesis 31:20 — And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told (הִגִּ֣יד) him not that he fled.
- Genesis 31:22 — And it was told (וַיֻּגַּ֥ד) Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
- Genesis 31:27 — Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell (הִגַּ֣דְתָּ) me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
- Genesis 32:5 — And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell (לְהַגִּ֣יד) my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
- Genesis 32:29 — And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell (הַגִּֽידָה) me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
- Genesis 37:5 — And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told (וַיַּגֵּ֖ד) it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
- Genesis 37:16 — And he said, I seek my brethren: tell (הַגִּֽידָה) me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
- Genesis 38:13 — And it was told (וַיֻּגַּ֥ד) Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
- Genesis 38:24 — And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told (וַיֻּגַּ֨ד) Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
- Genesis 41:24 — And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare (מַגִּ֖יד) it to me.
- Genesis 41:25 — And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath (הִגִּ֥יד) shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
- Genesis 42:29 — And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told (וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ) him all that befell unto them; saying,
- Genesis 43:6 — And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell (לְהַגִּ֣יד) the man whether ye had yet a brother?
- Genesis 43:7 — And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told (וַנַ֨גֶּד) him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
- Genesis 44:24 — And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told (וַנַּ֨גֶּד) him the words of my lord.
- Genesis 45:13 — And ye shall tell (וְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣ם) my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
- Genesis 45:26 — And told (וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ) him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.
- Genesis 46:31 — And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and (וְאַגִּ֣ידָה) shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
- Genesis 47:1 — Then Joseph came and told (וַיַּגֵּ֣ד) Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
- Genesis 48:2 — And one told (וַיַּגֵּ֣ד) Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
- Genesis 49:1 — And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell (וְאַגִּ֣ידָה) you that which shall befall you in the last days.
- Exodus 4:28 — And Moses told (וַיַּגֵּ֤ד) Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.
- Exodus 13:8 — And (וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣) thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
- Exodus 14:5 — And it was told (וַיֻּגַּד֙) the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
- Exodus 16:22 — And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told (וַיַּגִּ֖ידוּ) Moses.
- Exodus 19:3 — And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell (וְתַגֵּ֖יד) the children of Israel;
- Exodus 19:9 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told (וַיַּגֵּ֥ד) the words of the people unto the LORD.
- Leviticus 5:1 — And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter (יַגִּ֖יד) it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 14:35 — And he that owneth the house shall come and tell (וְהִגִּ֥יד) the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
- Numbers 11:27 — And there ran a young man, and told (וַיַּגֵּ֥ד) Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
- Numbers 23:3 — And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell (וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי) thee. And he went to an high place.
- Deuteronomy 4:13 — And he declared (וַיַּגֵּ֨ד) unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
- Deuteronomy 5:5 — (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to (לְהַגִּ֥יד) shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
- Deuteronomy 17:4 — And it be told (וְהֻֽגַּד) thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
- Deuteronomy 17:9 — And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and (וְהִגִּ֣ידוּ) they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: