Word Study · Strong's H5050 · Hebrew
נָגַהּ
nagahh
naw-gah'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nâgahh
“to glitter”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to glitter; causatively, to illuminate
Rendered in the KJV as
(en-) lighten, (cause to) shine.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- יַגִּ֥יהַּ2
- יִ֝גַּ֗הּ1
- יַגִּ֥יהַ1
- נָ֣גַֽהּ1
- נָגַ֥הּ1
How it is rendered · 4
- he lightens2
- it will shine2
- it shines1
- it will make shine1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular3
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular2
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVhi3ms · 3
- HVqp3ms · 2
- HVqi3ms · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
- Job 18:5יִ֝גַּ֗הּyigahverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularIndeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.here: it shines
- Job 22:28נָ֣גַֽהּnagahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularYour decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.here: it will shine
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 9:2נָגַ֥הּnagahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.here: it will shine
- Isaiah 13:10יַגִּ֥יהַyagihaverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularFor the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.here: it will make shine