Hebrew · H5148, G3594 · unreviewed

Nachah

To guide ; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists) · to show the way (literally or figuratively (teach))

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נָחָה H5148 to guide ; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Pronunciation nāḥāh
To lead or guide with authority; transport implies displacement, often involuntary exile or relocation.
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ὁδηγέω G3594 to show the way (literally or figuratively (teach))
Pronunciation hodēgéō
To guide someone to a destination, literally on a path or figuratively toward truth and understanding.
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What does nachah (nachah) mean in the Bible?

נָחָה · ὁδηγέω is a Hebrew word meaning "to lead, guide".

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Meaning

to lead, guide
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Perfect Exod 15:13 · Ps 77:21
Sequential imperfect Exod 32:34
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Prov 6:22
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 2 Imperative 1 Imperfect 1
Stem
Qal 3 Hiphil 1
Mood
Indicative 2 Imperative 1 Indicative/jussive 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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