nahal · lead gently

What it means

nahal (נָהַל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “lead gently”.

Guide with care; bring to a resting place; provide for.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To take slowly to a place of rest.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• led them ×2
• guide her ×1
• guide me ×1
• he carried them through ×1
• he leads me ×1
• he will guide them ×1
• he will lead gently ×1
• will lead on ×1
• you have guided them ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×2
• Exodus×1
• 2 Chronicles×2
• Psalms×2
• Isaiah×3

• Genesis 33:14

  Please let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that is ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”

• Genesis 47:17

  So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys; and he carried them through with bread in exchange for all their livestock that year.

• Exodus 15:13

  In your loyal love you have led the people whom you redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

• 2 Chronicles 28:15

  Then the men who had been designated by name rose up and took charge of the captives; and all the naked among them they clothed from the spoil; they clothed them, gave them sandals, gave them food and drink, anointed them, led them on donkeys, all who stumbled, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, beside their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

• 2 Chronicles 32:22

  So YHWH saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all, and he led them on every side.

• Psalms 23:2

  In pastures of grass he makes me lie down; beside waters of rest he leads me.

• Psalms 31:3

  For my crag and my fortress are you; and for the sake of your name you will lead me and guide me.

• Isaiah 40:11

  Like a shepherd he will tend his flock; with his arm he will gather the lambs, and in his bosom he will carry them; those that are nursing he will lead gently.

• Isaiah 49:10

  They will not hunger nor thirst, and neither the scorching ground nor the sun will strike them; for he who has compassion on them will lead them, and by springs of water he will guide them.

• Isaiah 51:18

  There is no one to guide her among all the children she bore; and there is no one to take her by her hand among all the children she raised.