נֶגֶד
neged · neh'-ghed
a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5046 (נָגַד);
a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
- a front, i.e. part opposite
- specifically, a counterpart, or mate
- usually, (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: about, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to carry, to lift up › the doorway, the way in
The seed, life continuing that works to carry, to lift up of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נֶגֶד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
151 occurrences · 151 OT · 0 NT · 70 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- over against3 · 13%
- before3 · 13%
- from before2 · 9%
- far off1 · 4%
- in doubt before1 · 4%
- far1 · 4%
- against1 · 4%
- in his eye sight1 · 4%
- in the presence of1 · 4%
- to view1 · 4%
- on the other side1 · 4%
- over against them1 · 4%
- were over1 · 4%
- ye about1 · 4%
- aloof from1 · 4%
- he in the sight1 · 4%
- from the presence1 · 4%
- from1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.