Skip to content
The Historic Faith
Strong's Concordance
Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H5148 נָחָה (nachah)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5148 — trietia (“space of three years”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5148
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 39
Books 12

Strong's H5148 Quick Answer

Strong's H5148 נָחָה (nachah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nachah (naw-khaw') v. 1. to guide 2. (by implication) to transport (into exile, or as colonists) It has 39 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include lead, guide, into, bringeth, and led. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nachah (naw-khaw') v. 1. to guide 2. (by implication) to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Usage
39 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
lead, guide, into, bringeth, and led

Meaning and Definition

nachah (naw-khaw') v. 1. to guide 2. (by implication) to transport (into exile, or as colonists) [a primitive root] KJV: bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.

Original Word
נָחָה
Transliteration
nachah
Derivation
Root: נחה
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5148. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5148 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nachah, 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 Exodus 13:21 11× guide Job 38:32 into Psalms 60:9 bringeth Psalms 107:30 bestowed 1 Kings 10:26 bring Psalms 43:3 forth Exodus 15:13 govern Psalms 67:4 had Genesis 24:48 leadeth Psalms 23:3 led Genesis 24:27 put 2 Kings 18:11

How Strong's H5148 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 39 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5148 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 H5148 in the Old Testament

39 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 24:27 KJV

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

Genesis 24:48 KJV

And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

Exodus 13:17 KJV

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

Usage Excerpts

First 39 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5148.

Genesis 24:27 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
Genesis 24:48 Old Testament, KJV
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
Exodus 13:17 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
Exodus 13:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
Exodus 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
Exodus 32:34 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
Numbers 23:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:12 Old Testament, KJV
So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
1 Samuel 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
1 Kings 10:26 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
2 Kings 18:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
Nehemiah 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
Nehemiah 9:19 Old Testament, KJV
Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
Job 12:23 Old Testament, KJV
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Job 31:18 Old Testament, KJV
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
Job 38:32 Old Testament, KJV
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Psalms 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
Psalms 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Psalms 27:11 Old Testament, KJV
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
Psalms 31:3 Old Testament, KJV
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
Psalms 43:3 Old Testament, KJV
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
Psalms 60:9 Old Testament, KJV
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Psalms 61:2 Old Testament, KJV
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalms 67:4 Old Testament, KJV
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
Psalms 73:24 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Psalms 77:20 Old Testament, KJV
Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Psalms 78:14 Old Testament, KJV
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
Psalms 78:53 Old Testament, KJV
And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Psalms 78:72 Old Testament, KJV
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Psalms 107:30 Old Testament, KJV
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Psalms 108:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Psalms 139:10 Old Testament, KJV
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Psalms 139:24 Old Testament, KJV
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalms 143:10 Old Testament, KJV
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Proverbs 6:22 Old Testament, KJV
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Proverbs 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 18:16 Old Testament, KJV
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Isaiah 57:18 Old Testament, KJV
I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
Isaiah 58:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5148, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 4 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 18 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5148 FAQ

What does nachah (נָחָה) mean?

Nachah (Strong's H5148) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "guide". nachah (naw-khaw') v. 1. to guide 2. (by implication) to transport (into exile, or as colonists)

How many times is nachah (נָחָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 39 linked usages for Strong's H5148 across 12 books.

Where can I study nachah (נָחָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5148 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nachah (נָחָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lead, guide, into, bringeth, led, and had. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.