na.gah describes light shining or being brought to bear, including light upon darkness, lands, ways, and heavenly bodies.

The attested use concerns light becoming visible or being brought to bear: Qal forms describe light shining on ways, a fire’s flame shining, and the land being lightened, while Hiphil forms occur where darkness is lightened or heavenly lights are said not to give or cause their light to shine.

1. Shining or bringing light to a setting · dominant

   Qal forms describe light in a setting: in Job 18:5 the APB renders the wicked person's light as extinguished and the flame as not shining, while in Job 22:28 it renders light shining on the addressee's ways; Isaiah 9:1 speaks of the land being lightened. Hiphil forms occur in clauses about illumination: in 2 Samuel 22:29 God lightens darkness, and Isaiah 13:10 describes the stars not giving their light and the moon not causing its light to shine; Psalm 18:29 contains a Hiphil imperfect form, though the APB's rendering does not isolate its contribution.

   Job 18:5Job 22:28Isaiah 9:12 Samuel 22:29Isaiah 13:10Psalm 18:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with illumination language such as “lightens,” “give their light,” “cause its light to shine,” and “shine.” In Psalm 18:29, the translation does not visibly preserve a corresponding light expression, so its specific rendering cannot be isolated from the supplied English.