What does נָחָה (nāḥāh) mean in the Bible?
נָחָה (nāḥāh): To lead or guide with authority; transport implies displacement, often involuntary exile or relocation.
Hebrew · H5148
נָחָה
To guide ; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
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נָחָה H5148
Pronunciation nāḥāh
What does נָחָה (nāḥāh) mean in the Bible?
נָחָה (nāḥāh): To lead or guide with authority; transport implies displacement, often involuntary exile or relocation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5148?
The BSB source-word alignment has 39 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Lead me (6), He led them (2), will lead me (2), and brings him (1), and guided them (1).
Where does נָחָה (nāḥāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (18), Exodus (4), Job (3), Proverbs (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Lead me 6× Psalms 5:8, Psalms 31:3, Psalms 43:3, Psalms 61:2
He led them 2× Psalms 78:14, Psalms 78:53
will lead me 2× Psalms 60:9, Psalms 108:10
and brings him 1× Proverbs 18:16
and guided them 1× Psalms 78:72
and He guided them 1× Psalms 107:30
and lead 1× Psalms 67:4
and lead me 1× Psalms 27:11
and settled them 1× 2 Kings 18:11
brought me 1× Numbers 23:7
from guiding them 1× Nehemiah 9:19
guide you 1× Isaiah 58:11
guides them 1× Proverbs 11:3
has led me 1× Genesis 24:27
He guides me 1× Psalms 23:3
I guided [the widow] 1× Job 31:18
I will guide him 1× Isaiah 57:18
lead 1× Exodus 32:34
lead them 1× Exodus 13:17
led him 1× Deuteronomy 32:12
led me 1× Genesis 24:48
or lead out 1× Job 38:32
So he left them 1× 1 Samuel 22:4
then disperses them 1× Job 12:23
they will guide you 1× Proverbs 6:22
to guide 1× Exodus 13:21
which he stationed 1× 1 Kings 10:26
will guide me 1× Psalms 139:10
You guide me 1× Psalms 73:24
You led 1× Psalms 77:20
You led them 1× Nehemiah 9:12
You will lead 1× Exodus 15:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:27 נָחַ֣נִי to has led me Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Genesis 24:48 הִנְחַ֙נִי֙ to led me Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Exodus 13:17 נָחָ֣ם to lead them Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Exodus 13:21 לַנְחֹתָ֣ם to to guide Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 15:13 נָחִ֥יתָ to You will lead Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 32:34 נְחֵ֣ה to lead Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Numbers 23:7 יַנְחֵ֨נִי to brought me Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Deuteronomy 32:12 יַנְחֶ֑נּוּ to led him Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 22:4 וַיַּנְחֵ֕ם to So he left them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1 Kings 10:26 וַיַּנְחֵם֙ to which he stationed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:27
Aligned rows 39
Books represented 12
Genesis 2 Exodus 4 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 Nehemiah 2 Job 3 Psalms 18 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 2
Source forms
נָחַ֣נִי 3x nā·ḥa·nî Genesis 24:27, Psalms 60:9, Psalms 108:10
וַיַּנְחֵ֣ם 2x way·yan·ḥêm Psalms 78:14, Psalms 78:53
תַנְחֵ֑נִי 2x ṯan·ḥê·nî Psalms 73:24, Psalms 139:10
אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃ 1x ’an·ḥen·nāh Job 31:18
הִנְחִיתָ֖ם 1x hin·ḥî·ṯām Nehemiah 9:12
הִנְחַ֙נִי֙ 1x hin·ḥa·nî Genesis 24:48
וְאַנְחֵ֕הוּ 1x wə·’an·ḥê·hū Isaiah 57:18
וַיַּנְחֵ֕ם 1x way·yan·ḥêm 1 Samuel 22:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 7x 1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Kings 18:11, Job 12:23
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular 3x Psalms 31:3, Psalms 61:2, Psalms 73:24
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular 3x Genesis 24:27, Psalms 60:9, Psalms 108:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular 2x Psalms 27:11, Psalms 139:24
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural 2x Exodus 13:21, Nehemiah 9:19
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 2x Job 38:32, Psalms 67:4
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular 2x Psalms 139:10, Psalms 143:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular 2x Numbers 23:7, Psalms 23:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To lead or guide with authority; transport implies displacement, often involuntary exile or relocation.
Strong's H5148
Lexical occurrences 39 verses Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 58:8-14 Source Gloss
to guide ; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To lead or guide with authority; transport implies displacement, often involuntary exile or relocation.
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists) BDB: lead Usage: bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Perfect Exod 15:13 · Ps 77:21 2×
Sequential imperfect Exod 32:34 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Prov 6:22 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
God leads or guides the righteous forward in their way and conduct
A gift brings or conducts a person into the presence of great people
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 39 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָחָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain