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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נָחָהH5148
Pronunciationnāḥāh
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 ItLead me6×Psalms 5:8, Psalms 31:3, Psalms 43:3, Psalms 61:2
He led them2×Psalms 78:14, Psalms 78:53
will lead me2×Psalms 60:9, Psalms 108:10
and brings him1×Proverbs 18:16
and guided them1×Psalms 78:72
and He guided them1×Psalms 107:30
and lead1×Psalms 67:4
and lead me1×Psalms 27:11
and settled them1×2 Kings 18:11
brought me1×Numbers 23:7
from guiding them1×Nehemiah 9:19
guide you1×Isaiah 58:11
guides them1×Proverbs 11:3
has led me1×Genesis 24:27
He guides me1×Psalms 23:3
I guided [the widow]1×Job 31:18
I will guide him1×Isaiah 57:18
lead1×Exodus 32:34
lead them1×Exodus 13:17
led him1×Deuteronomy 32:12
led me1×Genesis 24:48
or lead out1×Job 38:32
So he left them1×1 Samuel 22:4
then disperses them1×Job 12:23
they will guide you1×Proverbs 6:22
to guide1×Exodus 13:21
which he stationed1×1 Kings 10:26
will guide me1×Psalms 139:10
You guide me1×Psalms 73:24
You led1×Psalms 77:20
You led them1×Nehemiah 9:12
You will lead1×Exodus 15:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:27נָחַ֣נִיtohas led meVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularGenesis 24:48הִנְחַ֙נִי֙toled meVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularExodus 13:17נָחָ֣םtolead themVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralExodus 13:21לַנְחֹתָ֣םtoto guidePreposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 15:13נָחִ֥יתָtoYou will leadVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularExodus 32:34נְחֵ֣הtoleadVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularNumbers 23:7יַנְחֵ֨נִיtobrought meVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularDeuteronomy 32:12יַנְחֶ֑נּוּtoled himVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular1 Samuel 22:4וַיַּנְחֵ֕םtoSo he left themConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural1 Kings 10:26וַיַּנְחֵם֙towhich he stationedConjunctive 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 rowGenesis 24:27
Aligned rows39
Books represented12
Genesis2Exodus4Numbers1Deuteronomy11 Samuel11 Kings12 Kings1Nehemiah2Job3Psalms18Proverbs3Isaiah2
Source forms
נָחַ֣נִי3xnā·ḥa·nîGenesis 24:27, Psalms 60:9, Psalms 108:10
וַיַּנְחֵ֣ם2xway·yan·ḥêmPsalms 78:14, Psalms 78:53
תַנְחֵ֑נִי2xṯan·ḥê·nîPsalms 73:24, Psalms 139:10
אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃1x’an·ḥen·nāhJob 31:18
הִנְחִיתָ֖ם1xhin·ḥî·ṯāmNehemiah 9:12
הִנְחַ֙נִי֙1xhin·ḥa·nîGenesis 24:48
וְאַנְחֵ֕הוּ1xwə·’an·ḥê·hūIsaiah 57:18
וַיַּנְחֵ֕ם1xway·yan·ḥêm1 Samuel 22:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural7x1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Kings 18:11, Job 12:23
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular3xPsalms 31:3, Psalms 61:2, Psalms 73:24
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular3xGenesis 24:27, Psalms 60:9, Psalms 108:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular2xPsalms 27:11, Psalms 139:24
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural2xExodus 13:21, Nehemiah 9:19
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural2xJob 38:32, Psalms 67:4
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular2xPsalms 139:10, Psalms 143:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular2xNumbers 23:7, Psalms 23:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To lead or guide with authority; transport implies displacement, often involuntary exile or relocation.
Strong'sH5148
Lexical occurrences39 versesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkIsaiah 58:8-14Source Gloss
to guide ; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Extended definitionSource: 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
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups2Aligned forms4
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
PerfectExod 15:13 · Ps 77:212×
Sequential imperfectExod 32:341×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
ImperfectProv 6:221×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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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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