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Strong's H5051 נֹגַהּ (nogahh)

Nogahh means “light” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5051 — teleiotes (“finisher”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5051
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 8

Strong's H5051 Quick Answer

Strong's H5051 נוֹגַהּ (nogahh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nogahh (no'-gah) n-f. 1. brilliancy (literally or figuratively) [from H5050] It has 19 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include light, shining, and bright. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nogahh (no'-gah) n-f. 1. brilliancy (literally or figuratively) [from H5050]
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
light, shining, and bright

Meaning and Definition

nogahh (no'-gah) n-f. 1. brilliancy (literally or figuratively) [from H5050] KJV: bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining. Root(s): H5050

Original Word
נוֹגַהּ
Transliteration
nogahh
Derivation
Root: נגה First root strongs: 5050
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5051. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5051 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nogahh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

light 2 Samuel 23:4 shining Isaiah 4:5 bright Ezekiel 1:13

How Strong's H5051 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5051 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5051 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 22:13 KJV

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

2 Samuel 23:4 KJV

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Psalms 18:12 KJV

At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5051.

2 Samuel 22:13 Old Testament, KJV
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
2 Samuel 23:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Psalms 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
Proverbs 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Isaiah 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Isaiah 50:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Isaiah 60:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isaiah 60:19 Old Testament, KJV
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Isaiah 62:1 Old Testament, KJV
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
Ezekiel 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Ezekiel 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Ezekiel 1:27 Old Testament, KJV
And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
Ezekiel 1:28 Old Testament, KJV
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Ezekiel 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
Joel 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
Joel 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Amos 5:20 Old Testament, KJV
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Habakkuk 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
Habakkuk 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5051, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5051 FAQ

What does nogahh (נֹגַהּ) mean?

Nogahh (Strong's H5051) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "light". nogahh (no'-gah) n-f. 1. brilliancy (literally or figuratively) [from H5050]

How many times is nogahh (נֹגַהּ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H5051 across 8 books.

Where can I study nogahh (נֹגַהּ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5051 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nogahh (נֹגַהּ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as light, shining, and bright. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.