נָהַ֛ג

𐤍𐤄𐤂

nâhag

He has driven

To drive, lead, or guide, especially in relation to animals, people, or objects; also, to conduct or move forward in a directed manner. The verb can describe the act of driving flocks, herding, directing a chariot or vehicle, leading groups of people (including captives), or conducting oneself in a certain manner, sometimes with an implication of motion away from the speaker or the subject’s location. In a less common reflexive or intransitive sense, it can denote moving oneself forward or behaving in a certain manner.

H5090

Lamentations 3:2 · Word #2

Lexicon H5090

Lemmaנָהַג
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤄𐤂
Transliterationnâhag
Strong'sH5090
DefinitionTo drive, lead, or guide, especially in relation to animals, people, or objects; also, to conduct or move forward in a directed manner. The verb can describe the act of driving flocks, herding, directing a chariot or vehicle, leading groups of people (including captives), or conducting oneself in a certain manner, sometimes with an implication of motion away from the speaker or the subject’s location. In a less common reflexive or intransitive sense, it can denote moving oneself forward or behaving in a certain manner.

Morphology HVqp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

PhraseHe has driven

SIBI-P1 Translation H5090-03

he drove

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal perfect 3ms form expresses a completed simple active action by a masculine singular subject. "He drove" preserves the root idea of directing or setting something in motion under guidance, reflecting the core sense of נהג without contextual expansion.

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