נָגַהּ
nâgahh · naw-gah'
to glitter; causatively, to illuminate
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to glitter; causatively, to illuminate
- to glitter
- causatively, to illuminate
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (en-) lighten, (cause to) shine.
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
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to carry, to lift up › to reveal, behold
The seed, life continuing that works to carry, to lift up that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָגַהּ 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- will lighten1 · 17%
- shall not shine1 · 17%
- shall shine1 · 17%
- will enlighten1 · 17%
- shined1 · 17%
- to shine1 · 17%
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.