נֶגֶד neged

Hebrew word for “before” · Strong’s H5048 · used 151 times in 143 verses

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Meaning

subst; 1) what is conspicuous, what is in front of;

How it is translated

Glosses given for neged in context, with how often each is used:

• before 138
• front 3
• before themselves 3
• like before 2
• before himself 2
• have been to before 1
• before itself 1
• before herself 1

Where it is used

Also in 18 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Nehemiah 3 (11), Joshua 8 (3), 2 Samuel 22 (3), Nehemiah 12 (3), Psalms 18 (3), Psalms 38 (3), Genesis 2 (2), Genesis 31 (2), Joshua 6 (2), 1 Kings 21 (2)

Forms

• נגד 52
• מנגד 24
• לנגד 13
• נגדו 11
• לנגדי 10
• נגדך 8
• ונגד 8
• נגדי 6
• לנגדם 5
• נגדה 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with neged more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עַיִן ayin “eye” 21
• עָמַד amad “to stand” 17
• שַׁעַר shaar “gate” 11
• חָזַק chazaq “to strengthen” 9
• רָאָה raah “to see” 12
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 11
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 11
• אֲנִי ani “I” 10
• תָּמִיד tamid “continually” 6
• חוֹמָה chomah “wall” 6
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 9
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 10

Key verses

The verses using neged that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 1 Samuel 12:3 — Behold, here I witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom…
• 1 Kings 21:13 — And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the…
• Psalms 23:5 — Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
• Psalms 31:19 — Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
• Psalms 39:5 — Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
• Psalms 88:1 — [A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.] O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried…
• Psalms 101:3 — I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
• Proverbs 21:30 — There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
• Isaiah 1:7 — Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
• Isaiah 1:16 — Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
• Isaiah 24:23 — Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
• Daniel 10:16 — And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.