נָגַהּnâgahh

shine

Pronunciation: naw-gah' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5050

Meanings

Hiph`il

1. enlighten (2 Samuel 22:29; Psalms 18:29)

2. cause to shine (Isaiah 13:10)

Same root

נֹגַהּnôgahh · H5051brilliancy (literally or figuratively)

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

2 Samuel 22:29 O Lord, you are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness.
Job 18:5 “Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow.
Job 22:28 You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you.
Psalms 18:28 You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
Isaiah 9:2 The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.
Isaiah 13:10 The heavens will be black above them; the stars will give no light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will provide no light.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).