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Strong's H5090 נָהַג (nahag)

Nahag means “carry away” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5090 — timaios in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5090
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 31
Books 15

Strong's H5090 Quick Answer

Strong's H5090 נָהַג (nahag) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nahag (naw-hag') v. 1. to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. to lead, carry away 2. (reflexively) to proceed (i.e. to impel or guide oneself) It has 31 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include lead, forth, away, drive, and chariot. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nahag (naw-hag') v. 1. to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. to lead, carry away 2. (reflexively) to proceed (i.e. to impel or guide oneself)
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
lead, forth, away, drive, and chariot

Meaning and Definition

nahag (naw-hag') v. 1. to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. to lead, carry away 2. (reflexively) to proceed (i.e. to impel or guide oneself) 3. (from the panting induced by effort) to sigh [a primitive root] KJV: acquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).

Original Word
נָהַג
Transliteration
nahag
Derivation
Root: נהג
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5090. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to lead

Usage: 1) to drive, lead, guide, conduct 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drive, lead on, drive away, drive off 1a2) to behave itself (fig.) (of heart) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to drive away, lead off 1b2) to lead on, guide, guide on 1b3) to cause to drive

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How Strong's H5090 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nahag, 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.

lead Deuteronomy 4:27 forth Exodus 10:13 away Genesis 31:26 Drive 2 Kings 4:24 chariot Exodus 14:25 guide Psalms 48:14

How Strong's H5090 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 31 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5090 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 H5090 in the Old Testament

31 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 31:18 KJV

And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 31:26 KJV

And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

Exodus 3:1 KJV

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5090.

Genesis 31:18 Old Testament, KJV
And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 31:26 Old Testament, KJV
And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
Exodus 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
Exodus 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
Exodus 14:25 Old Testament, KJV
And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
Deuteronomy 4:27 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
Deuteronomy 28:37 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
1 Samuel 23:5 Old Testament, KJV
So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
1 Samuel 30:2 Old Testament, KJV
And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
1 Samuel 30:20 Old Testament, KJV
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
1 Samuel 30:22 Old Testament, KJV
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
2 Samuel 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
2 Kings 4:24 Old Testament, KJV
Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
2 Kings 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
1 Chronicles 13:7 Old Testament, KJV
And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
1 Chronicles 20:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
2 Chronicles 25:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
Job 24:3 Old Testament, KJV
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Psalms 48:14 Old Testament, KJV
For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
Psalms 78:26 Old Testament, KJV
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Psalms 78:52 Old Testament, KJV
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
Psalms 80:1 Old Testament, KJV
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Ecclesiastes 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
Song of Solomon 8:2 Old Testament, KJV
I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
Isaiah 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 20:4 Old Testament, KJV
So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Isaiah 49:10 Old Testament, KJV
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Isaiah 60:11 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Isaiah 63:14 Old Testament, KJV
As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
Lamentations 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
Nahum 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5090, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5090 FAQ

What does nahag (נָהַג) mean?

Nahag (Strong's H5090) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "carry away". nahag (naw-hag') v. 1. to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. to lead, carry away 2. (reflexively) to proceed (i.e. to impel or guide oneself)

How many times is nahag (נָהַג) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's H5090 across 15 books.

Where can I study nahag (נָהַג) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5090 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nahag (נָהַג)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lead, forth, away, drive, chariot, and guide. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.