נֶגֶד (H5048) — Hebrew Lexicon

נֶגֶד

𐤍𐤂𐤃

neged

H5048 preposition

SILEX Entry

Root נגד to be conspicuous, to make known, to declare, to set before

Definition

Spatial or situational position directly opposite, facing, or in front of something; often used as a preposition meaning 'in the presence of,' 'before,' 'opposite,' or 'in front of.' In various contexts, conveys the sense of that which is set or placed before the eyes, in view, or in opposition.

Semantic Range

in front of, opposite, before, in the presence of, facing, over against, counterpart, visible to, across from

Root / Etymology

From the root נָגַד (ngd), which has the core meaning 'to be conspicuous, to make known, to declare, to tell.' The noun נֶגֶד (neged) derives from this root, originally conveying 'that which is set before' or 'in front of' someone, emphasizing visibility or being placed opposite.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical usage, נֶגֶד frequently functions as a preposition paired with other prepositions (e.g., לִנֶגֶד, 'before; in front of') or as a noun meaning 'opposite' or 'counterpart.' In narrative, cultic, and legal contexts it designates physical position (facing, in front of, across from) or situational relationship (in the presence, in opposition, counterpart). The semantic nuance varies between mere spatial arrangement (e.g., an altar built opposite a tent) and relational reference (e.g., 'before YHWH,' meaning in the divine presence). Standard English translations ('before,' 'in front of,' 'opposite') sometimes flatten the spatial and relational connotations embedded in the Hebrew. There is occasional overlap with the preposition מוּל (mul), but נֶגֶד can carry a broader range of relationships, including being a suitable counterpart or mate (see Genesis 2:18). During exilic and post-exilic periods, usage may emphasize the legal or formal aspect of being 'in the presence of' an authority. Later translations, including the Septuagint and Vulgate, use terms meaning 'opposite,' 'before,' or 'in the presence,' but some translation traditions (including KJV) occasionally employ idiomatic renderings such as 'over against.' The term never carries the religious or ethnic connotations found in later uses of 'presence' (for example, as in 'the presence of the Lord' meaning a specific locus of worship in post-biblical thought).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from נָגַד; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before; about, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.

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Root Family

נגד (n-g-d) — to be conspicuous, to set before, to declare, to make known

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H5046	נָגַד	I will set forth
H5047	נְגַד	flowing
H5049	נֶגֶד	in front of
H5057	נָגִיד	the leading ruler

Word Forms

18 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H5048-11`	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of	52
`H5048-08`	מִ/נֶּ֗גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	opposite	from before	24
`H5048-02`	לְ/נֶ֥גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing	12
`H5048-16`	נֶגְדּֽ/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	before him	in front of him	11
`H5048-06`	לְ/נֶגְדִּֽ/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me	10
`H5048-14`	נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָ	negedekha	`HR/Sp2ms`	before you	before you (ms)	8
`H5048-17`	וְ/נֶ֣גֶד	veneged	`HC/R`	and before	and in front of	8
`H5048-15`	נֶגְדִּ֖/י	negedi	`HR/Sp1cs`	before me	in front of me	6
`H5048-03`	לְ/נֶגְדָּ֣/ם	lenegedam	`HR/R/Sp3mp`	opposite them	before them	5
`H5048-12`	נֶגְדָּ֑/הּ	negedah	`HR/Sp3fs`	before it	in front of her	3
`H5048-04`	לְ/נֶגְדֶּֽ/ךָ	lenegedekha	`HR/R/Sp2ms`	before you	in front of you	2
`H5048-01`	כְּ/נֶגְדּֽ/וֹ	kenegedo	`HR/R/Sp3ms`	suitable for him	as opposite him	2
`H5048-13`	נֶגְדָּ֗/ם	negedam	`HR/Sp3mp`	before them	in front of them	2
`H5048-18`	וְ/נֶגְדָּ֗/ם	venegedam	`HC/R/Sp3mp`	and opposite them	and in front of them	1
`H5048-09`	מִ/נֶּגְדִּ֔/י	minegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	from before me	from before me	1
`H5048-05`	לְ/נֶגְדְּ/כֶם֙	lenegedekhem	`HR/R/Sp2mp`	in your presence	before you (plural masculine)	1
`H5048-10`	מִ/נֶּגְדּ֑/וֹ	minegedo	`HR/R/Sp3ms`	out of his sight	from before him	1
`H5048-07`	לְ/נֶגְדּ֔/וֹ	lenegedo	`HR/R/Sp3ms`	opposite him	before him	1

Occurrences in Scripture

150 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H5048-01`	Genesis 2:18	כְּ/נֶגְדּֽ/וֹ	kenegedo	`HR/R/Sp3ms`	suitable for him	as opposite him
`H5048-01`	Genesis 2:20	כְּ/נֶגְדּֽ/וֹ	kenegedo	`HR/R/Sp3ms`	suitable for him	as opposite him
`H5048-08`	Genesis 21:16	מִ/נֶּ֗גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	opposite	from before
`H5048-08`	Genesis 21:16	מִ/נֶּ֔גֶד	mineged-2	`HR/R`	opposite	from before
`H5048-11`	Genesis 31:32	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	before/in the presence of	in front of
`H5048-11`	Genesis 31:37	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-04`	Genesis 33:12	לְ/נֶגְדֶּֽ/ךָ	lenegedekha	`HR/R/Sp2ms`	before you	in front of you
`H5048-14`	Genesis 47:15	נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָ	negedekha	`HR/Sp2ms`	before you	before you (ms)
`H5048-11`	Exodus 10:10	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-11`	Exodus 19:2	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-11`	Exodus 34:10	נֶ֤גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-08`	Numbers 2:2	מִ/נֶּ֕גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	at a distance	from before
`H5048-06`	Numbers 22:32	לְ/נֶגְדִּֽ/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me
`H5048-11`	Numbers 25:4	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-08`	Deuteronomy 28:66	מִ/נֶּ֑גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	before	from before
`H5048-11`	Deuteronomy 31:11	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-08`	Deuteronomy 32:52	מִ/נֶּ֖גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from opposite	from before
`H5048-11`	Joshua 3:16	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-07`	Joshua 5:13	לְ/נֶגְדּ֔/וֹ	lenegedo	`HR/R/Sp3ms`	opposite him	before him
`H5048-16`	Joshua 6:5	נֶגְדּֽ/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	straight ahead	in front of him
`H5048-16`	Joshua 6:20	נֶגְדּ֔/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	straight before him	in front of him
`H5048-11`	Joshua 8:11	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-11`	Joshua 8:33	נֶגֶד֩	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-11`	Joshua 8:35	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-08`	Judges 9:17	מִ/נֶּ֔גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from before	from before
`H5048-08`	Judges 20:34	מִ/נֶּ֨גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from opposite	from before
`H5048-11`	1 Samuel 12:3	נֶ֨גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-17`	1 Samuel 12:3	וְ/נֶ֣גֶד	veneged	`HC/R`	and before	and in front of
`H5048-11`	1 Samuel 15:30	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-17`	1 Samuel 15:30	וְ/נֶ֣גֶד	veneged	`HC/R`	and before	and in front of
`H5048-11`	1 Samuel 16:6	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-08`	1 Samuel 26:20	מִ/נֶּ֖גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	away from	from before
`H5048-11`	2 Samuel 12:12	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-17`	2 Samuel 12:12	וְ/נֶ֥גֶד	veneged	`HC/R`	and before	and in front of
`H5048-08`	2 Samuel 18:13	מִ/נֶּֽגֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	against me	from before
`H5048-16`	2 Samuel 22:13	נֶגְדּ֑/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	before him	in front of him
`H5048-06`	2 Samuel 22:23	לְ/נֶגְדִּ֑/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me
`H5048-02`	2 Samuel 22:25	לְ/נֶ֥גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing
`H5048-11`	1 Kings 8:22	נֶ֖גֶד	neged	`HR`	in the presence of	in front of
`H5048-13`	1 Kings 20:27	נֶגְדָּ֗/ם	negedam	`HR/Sp3mp`	before them	in front of them
`H5048-16`	1 Kings 21:10	נֶגְדּ/וֹ֒	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	opposite him	in front of him
`H5048-16`	1 Kings 21:13	נֶגְדּ/וֹ֒	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	opposite him	in front of him
`H5048-11`	1 Kings 21:13	נֶ֤גֶד	neged	`HR`	in the presence of	in front of
`H5048-02`	2 Kings 1:13	לְ/נֶ֣גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing
`H5048-08`	2 Kings 2:7	מִ/נֶּ֖גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	at a distance	from before
`H5048-08`	2 Kings 2:15	מִ/נֶּ֔גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	opposite	from before
`H5048-08`	2 Kings 3:22	מִ/נֶּ֛גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from opposite	from before
`H5048-08`	2 Kings 4:25	מִ/נֶּ֔גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	at a distance	from before
`H5048-05`	Isaiah 1:7	לְ/נֶגְדְּ/כֶם֙	lenegedekhem	`HR/R/Sp2mp`	in your presence	before you (plural masculine)
`H5048-08`	Isaiah 1:16	מִ/נֶּ֣גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from before	from before
`H5048-17`	Isaiah 5:21	וְ/נֶ֥גֶד	veneged	`HC/R`	and-before	and in front of
`H5048-17`	Isaiah 24:23	וְ/נֶ֥גֶד	veneged	`HC/R`	and before	and in front of
`H5048-16`	Isaiah 40:17	נֶגְדּ֑/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	before him	in front of him
`H5048-16`	Isaiah 47:14	נֶגְדּֽ/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	before it	in front of him
`H5048-15`	Isaiah 49:16	נֶגְדִּ֖/י	negedi	`HR/Sp1cs`	before me	in front of me
`H5048-14`	Isaiah 59:12	נֶגְדֶּ֔/ךָ	negedekha	`HR/Sp2ms`	before-you	before you (ms)
`H5048-11`	Isaiah 61:11	נֶ֖גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-08`	Jeremiah 16:17	מִ/נֶּ֥גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from before	from before
`H5048-16`	Jeremiah 31:39	נֶגְדּ֔/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	opposite-it	in front of him
`H5048-11`	Ezekiel 40:13	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-11`	Ezekiel 40:23	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-11`	Ezekiel 41:16	נֶ֧גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-11`	Ezekiel 42:1	נֶ֧גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-11`	Ezekiel 42:1	נֶ֥גֶד	neged-2	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-11`	Ezekiel 42:3	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-17`	Ezekiel 42:3	וְ/נֶ֣גֶד	veneged	`HC/R`	and opposite	and in front of
`H5048-11`	Hosea 7:2	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-11`	Joel 1:16	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-12`	Amos 4:3	נֶגְדָּ֑/הּ	negedah	`HR/Sp3fs`	straight before her	in front of her
`H5048-08`	Amos 9:3	מִ/נֶּ֤גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from-before	from before
`H5048-08`	Obadiah 1:11	מִ/נֶּ֔גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	aloof	from before
`H5048-08`	Jonah 2:5	מִ/נֶּ֣גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from before	from before
`H5048-06`	Habakkuk 1:3	לְ/נֶגְדִּ֑/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me
`H5048-10`	Psalms 10:5	מִ/נֶּגְדּ֑/וֹ	minegedo	`HR/R/Sp3ms`	out of his sight	from before him
`H5048-06`	Psalms 16:8	לְ/נֶגְדִּ֣/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me
`H5048-16`	Psalms 18:13	נֶ֫גְדּ֥/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	before him	in front of him
`H5048-06`	Psalms 18:23	לְ/נֶגְדִּ֑/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me
`H5048-02`	Psalms 18:25	לְ/נֶ֣גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing
`H5048-11`	Psalms 22:26	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-11`	Psalms 23:5	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	in the presence of	in front of
`H5048-02`	Psalms 26:3	לְ/נֶ֣גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing
`H5048-11`	Psalms 31:20	נֶ֝֗גֶד	neged	`HR`	in the presence of	in front of
`H5048-08`	Psalms 31:23	מִ/נֶּ֪גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from before	from before
`H5048-02`	Psalms 36:2	לְ/נֶ֣גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing
`H5048-14`	Psalms 38:10	נֶגְדְּ/ךָ֥	negedekha	`HR/Sp2ms`	before you	before you (ms)
`H5048-08`	Psalms 38:12	מִ/נֶּ֣גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	opposite	from before
`H5048-15`	Psalms 38:18	נֶגְדִּ֣/י	negedi	`HR/Sp1cs`	before me	in front of me
`H5048-06`	Psalms 39:2	לְ/נֶגְדִּֽ/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me
`H5048-14`	Psalms 39:6	נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָ	negedekha	`HR/Sp2ms`	before You	before you (ms)
`H5048-15`	Psalms 44:16	נֶגְדִּ֑/י	negedi	`HR/Sp1cs`	before me	in front of me
`H5048-06`	Psalms 50:8	לְ/נֶגְדִּ֣/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me
`H5048-15`	Psalms 51:5	נֶגְדִּ֣/י	negedi	`HR/Sp1cs`	before me	in front of me
`H5048-11`	Psalms 52:11	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-03`	Psalms 54:5	לְ/נֶגְדָּ֣/ם	lenegedam	`HR/R/Sp3mp`	before them	before them
`H5048-14`	Psalms 69:20	נֶ֝גְדְּ/ךָ֗	negedekha	`HR/Sp2ms`	before you	before you (ms)
`H5048-11`	Psalms 78:12	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	in the sight of	in front of
`H5048-03`	Psalms 86:14	לְ/נֶגְדָּֽ/ם	lenegedam	`HR/R/Sp3mp`	before them	before them
`H5048-14`	Psalms 88:2	נֶגְדֶּֽ/ךָ	negedekha	`HR/Sp2ms`	before you	before you (ms)
`H5048-15`	Psalms 89:37	נֶגְדִּֽ/י	negedi	`HR/Sp1cs`	before me	in front of me
`H5048-04`	Psalms 90:8	לְ/נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָ	lenegedekha	`HR/R/Sp2ms`	before you	in front of you
`H5048-02`	Psalms 101:3	לְ/נֶ֥גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing
`H5048-02`	Psalms 101:7	לְ/נֶ֣גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing
`H5048-11`	Psalms 109:15	נֶֽגֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-12`	Psalms 116:14	נֶגְדָ/ה	negedah	`HR/Sd`	in the presence of it	in front of her
`H5048-12`	Psalms 116:18	נֶגְדָ/ה	negedah	`HR/Sd`	before it	in front of her
`H5048-11`	Psalms 119:46	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-14`	Psalms 119:168	נֶגְדֶּֽ/ךָ	negedekha	`HR/Sp2ms`	are before You	before you (ms)
`H5048-11`	Psalms 138:1	נֶ֖גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-14`	Proverbs 4:25	נֶגְדֶּֽ/ךָ	negedekha	`HR/Sp2ms`	before you	before you (ms)
`H5048-08`	Proverbs 14:7	מִ֭/נֶּגֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	from the presence	from before
`H5048-11`	Proverbs 15:11	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-02`	Proverbs 21:30	לְ/נֶ֣גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	against	before, facing
`H5048-02`	Job 4:16	לְ/נֶ֣גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing
`H5048-15`	Job 10:17	נֶגְדִּ֗/י	negedi	`HR/Sp1cs`	against me	in front of me
`H5048-16`	Job 26:6	נֶגְדּ֑/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`	before Him	in front of him
`H5048-09`	Song of Songs 6:5	מִ/נֶּגְדִּ֔/י	minegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	from before me	from before me
`H5048-11`	Ruth 4:4	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-17`	Ruth 4:4	וְ/נֶ֣גֶד	veneged	`HC/R`	and before	and in front of
`H5048-11`	Lamentations 3:35	נֶ֖גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-16`	Ecclesiastes 4:12	נֶגְדּ֑/וֹ	negedo	`HR/Sp3ms`		in front of him
`H5048-11`	Ecclesiastes 6:8	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`		in front of
`H5048-06`	Daniel 8:15	לְ/נֶגְדִּ֖/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me
`H5048-06`	Daniel 10:13	לְ/נֶגְדִּ/י֙	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	against me	before me
`H5048-06`	Daniel 10:16	לְ/נֶגְדִּ֔/י	lenegedi	`HR/R/Sp1cs`	before me	before me
`H5048-17`	Nehemiah 3:10	וְ/נֶ֣גֶד	veneged	`HC/R`	and-opposite	and in front of
`H5048-11`	Nehemiah 3:16	נֶ֨גֶד֙	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-08`	Nehemiah 3:19	מִ/נֶּ֕גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	opposite	from before
`H5048-11`	Nehemiah 3:23	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-08`	Nehemiah 3:25	מִ/נֶּ֣גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	opposite	from before
`H5048-11`	Nehemiah 3:26	נֶ֜גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-08`	Nehemiah 3:27	מִ/נֶּ֜גֶד	mineged	`HR/R`	opposite	from before
`H5048-02`	Nehemiah 3:28	לְ/נֶ֥גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	opposite	before, facing
`H5048-11`	Nehemiah 3:29	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-11`	Nehemiah 3:30	נֶ֖גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-11`	Nehemiah 3:31	נֶ֚גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-02`	Nehemiah 3:37	לְ/נֶ֥גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	before	before, facing
`H5048-11`	Nehemiah 7:3	נֶ֥גֶד	neged	`HR`	in front of	in front of
`H5048-11`	Nehemiah 8:3	נֶ֛גֶד	neged	`HR`	in the presence of	in front of
`H5048-02`	Nehemiah 11:22	לְ/נֶ֖גֶד	leneged	`HR/R`	over against	before, facing
`H5048-03`	Nehemiah 12:9	לְ/נֶגְדָּ֖/ם	lenegedam	`HR/R/Sp3mp`	opposite them	before them
`H5048-03`	Nehemiah 12:24	לְ/נֶגְדָּ֔/ם	lenegedam	`HR/R/Sp3mp`	opposite them	before them
`H5048-18`	Nehemiah 12:37	וְ/נֶגְדָּ֗/ם	venegedam	`HC/R/Sp3mp`	and opposite them	and in front of them
`H5048-11`	Nehemiah 13:21	נֶ֣גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-03`	1 Chronicles 5:11	לְ/נֶגְדָּ֗/ם	lenegedam	`HR/R/Sp3mp`	opposite them	before them
`H5048-11`	1 Chronicles 8:32	נֶ֧גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-11`	1 Chronicles 9:38	נֶ֧גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of
`H5048-11`	2 Chronicles 6:12	נֶ֖גֶד	neged	`HR`	in front of	in front of
`H5048-11`	2 Chronicles 6:13	נֶ֚גֶד	neged	`HR`	before	in front of
`H5048-13`	2 Chronicles 7:6	נֶגְדָּ֔/ם	negedam	`HR/Sp3mp`	before them	in front of them
`H5048-11`	2 Chronicles 8:14	נֶ֤גֶד	neged	`HR`	opposite	in front of

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