Strong's Lexicon
neged: Before, in front of, opposite, against, in the presence of
Original Word:נֶגֶד
Part of Speech:substantive; adverb; preposition; adverb; preposition
Transliteration:neged
Pronunciation:NEH-ged
Phonetic Spelling:(neh'-ghed)
Definition:Before, in front of, opposite, against, in the presence of
Meaning:a front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before
Word Origin:From the root נָגַד (nagad), meaning "to be conspicuous" or "to declare."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2713: κατέναντι (katenanti) - meaning "over against" or "before"
- G1799: ἐνώπιον (enopion) - meaning "in the presence of" or "before"
Usage:The Hebrew word "neged" is primarily used as a preposition to denote spatial or relational positioning. It conveys the idea of being "in front of" or "opposite" something or someone. It can also imply being "against" or "in the presence of." The term is often used to describe physical positioning, but it can also have metaphorical implications, such as being in opposition or contrast.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Hebrew culture, spatial relationships were significant in both physical and metaphorical contexts. The concept of being "before" or "in front of" someone could imply respect, confrontation, or presence. The use of "neged" in the Hebrew Bible reflects the importance of positioning in social, religious, and military contexts. For example, standing "before" the Lord or "in the presence of" others often carried connotations of accountability or witness.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
nagadDefinitionin front of, in sight of, opposite to
NASB Translationagainst (3), aloof* (3), away (1), before (60), broad (1), demoralized* (1), directly (1), distance* (3), front (15), opposite (16), opposite* (5), other side (1), presence (13), resist* (1), risked* (1), sight (2), sight* (2), straight ahead (3), straight before (1), suitable (2), under (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
151 , always as
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, , construct , suffixPsalm 38:11 +,Psalm 38:10 +, etc.; withlocativePsalm 116:14;Psalm 116:18; —
in front of,
(rather stronger and distincter than ), (a)Genesis 31:32in front of our brethren own it, now,Genesis 31:37;Genesis 47:15 why should we diein thy sight ?Exodus 19:2 Israel encampedin front of the mountain,Exodus 34:10 ,before, in sight of, all thy people (comparePsalm 78:12),Joshua 3:16 the people passed overin front of J.,1 Kings 20:27, etc.;Nehemiah 3:23in front of their house,Nehemiah 3:29;Deuteronomy 31:11;Joshua 8:35 =1 Samuel 15:30;2 Samuel 12:12 +;1 Kings 21:13 set Naboth ;1 Samuel 12:3;1 Samuel 16:6 , soPsalm 89:37,Psalm 18:13;Numbers 25:4;2 Samuel 12:12;Psalm 22:26 ,Psalm 52:11 (so in poetryPsalm 116:14;Psalm 116:18); hostilely,Job 10:17; with collateral idea ofto the mortification of,Psalm 23:5;Psalm 31:20, compareJoel 1:16; with collateral idea of beingopen orknown to,Proverbs 15:11 ,Job 26:6;Psalm 38:10 "" ,Psalm 69:20 ("" ),Psalm 119:168;Isaiah 59:12; soHosea 7:2. (b) with reflexive suffix, and verb of motion, to goin front of oneself, i.e.straightforward,Joshua 6:5 eachstraightforward,Joshua 6:20;Amos 4:3;Jeremiah 31:29;Nehemiah 12:37, compareProverbs 4:25.
,Psalm 38:18 ,Psalm 44:16;Psalm 51:5 ,Psalm 109:15 (remembered by): nearly = ,Isaiah 40:17;Psalm 39:6; soIsaiah 5:21. ButExodus 10:10before your face is = in your view, or purpose (comparePsalm 101:3).
With prepositions:
according to what is in front of =corresponding to,Genesis 2:18 I will make him a helpcorresponding to him i.e. equal and adequate to himself,Genesis 2:20 among the animals there was no . Note that in Late Hebrew =in front of, Ber 4:5; 9:5; Ab 2:10, Git 7:7 and elsewhere.
in front of, before,Genesis 33:12 ,Numbers 22:32;2 Kings 1:13 fell on his knees ,Isaiah 1:7 your ground ; withJoshua 5:13;Daniel 8:15;Daniel 10:16, in a hostile senseDaniel 10:13, compareProverbs 21:30;in the sight orpresence of,Habakkuk 1:3 ,Psalm 39:2 ,Psalm 50:8 ,Nehemiah 3:37;opposite to (probably of opposite choirs),Nehemiah 12:9,24; =parallel to,1 Chronicles 5:11; =over, for, a business (peculiar)Nehemiah 11:22; figurative of what is visible morally,Psalm 18:23 ("" ), withto set orplacePsalm 16:8;Psalm 54:5 (comparePsalm 86:14,),Psalm 90:8; often in the phrase , both literal, asJob 4:16 ,Psalm 5:6 (comparePsalm 101:7); and in a moral sense,Psalm 18:25 ,Psalm 26:3 i.e. is ever present to my mind,Psalm 36:2 i.e. he has no eye to discern God's awe-inspiring judgments (comparePsalm 10:5); with i.e. have in view, purpose ("" )Psalm 101:3.
(a)
off (
)the front, in front, opposite, ex adverso,Genesis 21:16 sat her downopposite,Genesis 21:16,2 Kings 2:7;Deuteronomy 28:66 shall be hung up for theein front (i.e. suspended, as by a thread, in front of thee);Judges 9:17 and flung away his lifein front orstraight away (i.e. hazarded it); =some way off, from orat a distance,Numbers 2:2;Deuteronomy 32:52 ,2 Kings 2:15at a distance,2 Kings 3:22;2 Kings 4:25;aloof,2 Samuel 18:13 , Obadiah 11 (b) as a
(a)from the front of, away from,Songs 6:5 ,1 Samuel 26:20 ;from before the eyes of, with verbs of removingIsaiah 1:16, cutting offPsalm 31:23;Jonah 2:5, hidingAmos 9:3;Jeremiah 16:17. ()opposite to,Nehemiah 3:19,25,27;at a distance from,Psalm 10:5 ,Psalm 38:12 . ()from before,Proverbs 14:7,in front ofJudges 20:34.
as far as the front of,Nehemiah 3:16,26.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
about, over against, aloof, far off, from, over, presence, other side,
Fromnagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before -- about, (over) against, X aloof, X far (off), X from, over, presence, X other side, sight, X to view.
see HEBREWnagad
Forms and Transliterations
וְנֶ֣גֶד וְנֶ֥גֶד וְנֶגְדָּ֗ם ונגד ונגדם כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ כנגדו׃ לְנֶ֖גֶד לְנֶ֣גֶד לְנֶ֥גֶד לְנֶגְדְּכֶם֙ לְנֶגְדִּ֑י לְנֶגְדִּ֔י לְנֶגְדִּ֖י לְנֶגְדִּ֣י לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃ לְנֶגְדִּי֙ לְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ לְנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ לְנֶגְדָּ֔ם לְנֶגְדָּ֖ם לְנֶגְדָּ֗ם לְנֶגְדָּ֣ם לְנֶגְדָּֽם׃ לְנֶגְדּ֔וֹ לנגד לנגדו לנגדי לנגדי׃ לנגדך לנגדך׃ לנגדכם לנגדם לנגדם׃ מִ֭נֶּגֶד מִנֶּ֑גֶד מִנֶּ֔גֶד מִנֶּ֕גֶד מִנֶּ֖גֶד מִנֶּ֗גֶד מִנֶּ֛גֶד מִנֶּ֜גֶד מִנֶּ֣גֶד מִנֶּ֤גֶד מִנֶּ֥גֶד מִנֶּ֨גֶד מִנֶּ֪גֶד מִנֶּֽגֶד׃ מִנֶּגְדִּ֔י מִנֶּגְדּ֑וֹ מנגד מנגד׃ מנגדו מנגדי נֶ֖גֶד נֶ֙גֶד֙ נֶ֚גֶד נֶ֛גֶד נֶ֜גֶד נֶ֝֗גֶד נֶ֝גְדְּךָ֗ נֶ֣גֶד נֶ֤גֶד נֶ֥גֶד נֶ֧גֶד נֶ֨גֶד נֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹ נֶֽגֶד־ נֶגְדְּךָ֥ נֶגְדִּ֑י נֶגְדִּ֖י נֶגְדִּ֗י נֶגְדִּ֣י נֶגְדִּֽי׃ נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ נֶגְדֶּ֔ךָ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ נֶגְדָּ֑הּ נֶגְדָּ֔ם נֶגְדָּ֗ם נֶגְדָה־ נֶגְדּ֑וֹ נֶגְדּ֔וֹ נֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ נֶגְדּוֹ֒ נֶגֶד֩ נגד נגד־ נגדה נגדה־ נגדו נגדו׃ נגדי נגדי׃ נגדך נגדך׃ נגדם kə·neḡ·dōw kenegDo kəneḡdōw lə·ne·ḡeḏ lə·neḡ·dām lə·neḡ·de·ḵā lə·neḡ·də·ḵem lə·neḡ·dî lə·neḡ·dōw lenegDam ləneḡdām lenegDecha lenegdeChem ləneḡdeḵā ləneḡdəḵem lenegDi ləneḡdî lenegDo ləneḡdōw leNeged ləneḡeḏ min·ne·ḡeḏ min·neḡ·dî min·neḡ·dōw minnegDi minneḡdî minnegDo minneḡdōw minNeged minneḡeḏ ne·ḡeḏ ne·ḡeḏ- neḡ·dāh neḡ·ḏāh- neḡ·dām neḡ·de·ḵā neḡ·də·ḵā neḡ·dî neḡ·dōw negdah neḡdāh neḡḏāh- negDam neḡdām negDecha neḡdeḵā neḡdəḵā negDi neḡdî negDo neḡdōw Neged neḡeḏ neḡeḏ- venegDam veNeged wə·ne·ḡeḏ wə·neḡ·dām wəneḡdām wəneḡeḏ
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