Strong's Lexicon

H5051

H5051 — נוֹגַהּ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnogahhnoun femOccurrences: 19TWOT: 1290a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5051
Word:נוֹגַהּ
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H5050
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:19
Transliteration:nogahh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:no'-gah
Meaning:1. brilliancy (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4966

I. נֹ֫גַהּ noun feminine Hab 3:4 brightness; — ׳ נ absolute Amos 5:10 +; construct Isa 4:5 +; suffix נָגְהָם Joel 2:10; Joel 4:15 — brightness of a (clear, sunshiny) day Amos 5:10 (|| אוֺר; opposed to אָפֵל , חשֶׁךְ), 2Sam 23:4 (מִמָּטָר after rain); so figurative of Zion's dawning, זַרְחֵךְ ׳ נ Isa 60:3 (|| אוֺר); of her righteousness כַּנֹּגַהּ Isa 62:1 (with article only here and Ezek 1:28), || כְּלַפִּיד יִבְעָ֑ר; of moon Isa 60:19, of stars Joel 2:10; Joel 4:15 of theophany 2Sam 22:13 = Ps 18:13 (in storm); compare Ezek 1:4 ; Ezek 1:27 ; Ezek 1:28, ׳ כְּבוֺד י ׳ נ Ezek 10:4 כאור ׳ נ Hab 3:4 לָאֵשׁ ׳ נ Ezek 1:13, אֵשׁ לֶהָבָה ׳ נ Isa 4:5 בְּרַק ׳ נ חֲנִיתֶ֑ךָ Hab 3:11 (of glitter of ׳ י's spear; || אוֺר חִצֶּיךָ); of individual, לוֺ ׳ וְאֵין נ Isa 50:10 (figurative of distress || חֲשֵׁכִים); so ׳ וְאֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאוֺר נ Prov 4:18 the path of righteous men is like a light of brightness.


BDB9691

[נ֫גַהּ] noun [feminine] brightness, daylight ( ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew id.); — emphatic בְּנָגְהָא (K§ 54 c), 1) Dan 6:20.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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