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Lexicon :: Strong's H5057 - nāḡîḏ

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נָגִיד
Transliteration
nāḡîḏ
Pronunciation
naw-gheed'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1289b

Strong’s Definitions

נָגִיד nâgîyd, naw-gheed'; or נָגִד nâgid; from H5046; a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes:—captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H5057 in the following manner: ruler (20x), prince (9x), captain (6x), leader (4x), governor (3x), nobles (1x), excellent things (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's H5057 in the following manner: ruler (20x), prince (9x), captain (6x), leader (4x), governor (3x), nobles (1x), excellent things (1x).

  1. leader, ruler, captain, prince

    1. ruler, prince

    2. prince-overseer

    3. ruler (in other capacities)

    4. princely things

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָגִיד nâgîyd, naw-gheed'; or נָגִד nâgid; from H5046; a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes:—captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.
STRONGS H5057: Abbreviations
† נָגִיד noun masculine leader (literally probably one in front), ruler, prince; — absolute נ׳ 1 Samuel 9:16 + 31 times; construct (נְגִד) נְגִיד 2 Kings 20:5 + 6 times; plural נְגִידִים Job 29:10 + 3 times; נְגִידֵי 2 Chronicles 35:8; — ruler, prince Psalm 76:13; Proverbs 28:16; Job 29:10; Job 31:37 (in simile). Especially
1. of king of Israel: of Saul עַל מָשַׁח לְנ׳ (+ accusative of person), 1 Samuel 9:16 (subject prophet), compare of Solomon, subject people, 1 Chronicles 29:22; 1 Chronicles 10:1 (subject י׳); of David עַל צִוָּהוּ לְנ׳ 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 25:30, עַל צִוָּהוּ נ׳ 2 Samuel 6:21 (in these י׳ subject), על היה לנ׳ 2 Samuel 5:2, על היה נ׳ 2 Samuel 7:8; 1 Chronicles 11:2; 1 Chronicles 17:7; compare also 1 Chronicles 5:2; 2 Chronicles 6:5; of David also לְ׳ נָתַן נ׳ Isaiah 55:4; of Solomon צִוָּה אֹתוֺ על לִהְיוֺת נ׳ 1 Kings 1:35 (י׳ subject); of Jeroboam על נתן נ׳)+ accusative of person) 1 Kings 14:7 (י׳ subject); so 1 Kings 16:2 of Baasha; of Hezekiah עַָמִּי נְ׳ 2 Kings 20:5; הֶעֱמִיד בְּאֶחָיו לְנ׳)+ accusative of person) 2 Chronicles 11:22 (of Abijah, subject Rehob.); of Judah 1 Chronicles 28:4.
2. of a foreign ruler or prince Ezekiel 28:2; Daniel 9:25, 26.
3. the title of some high official connected with the temple Jeremiah 20:1 (of Pashhur) וְהוּא פָקִיד נָגִיד בבית י׳ and he was prince-overseer in, etc. (for פ׳ see Jeremiah 29:26); hence בית האלהים נ׳ 1 Chronicles 9:11; 2 Chronicles 31:13; 35:8 (three ה׳ נגידי ב׳, including the high-priest), Nehemiah 11:11; of high-priest Daniel 11:22 בְּרִית נ׳.
4. ruler in other capacities (late): of tribe 1 Chronicles 27:16; 2 Chronicles 19:11; of Korahites 2 Chronicles 9:20; of Aaronite warriors 2 Chron 12:27; of division of army 1 Chronicles 13:1; 1 Chronicles 27:4; 2 Chronicles 11:11 (commandant of fortress), 2 Chronicles 32:21 (in Assyrian army: || שַׂר); of temple-treasuries 1 Chronicles 26:24, compare 2 Chronicles 31:12; הבית נ׳ 2 Chronicles 28:7 (i.e. of palace?).
5. princely thimgs, plural abstract Proverbs 8:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

9:16; 9:16; 13:14; 25:30

2 Samuel

5:2; 6:21; 7:8

1 Kings

1:35; 14:7; 16:2

2 Kings

20:5; 20:5

1 Chronicles

5:2; 9:11; 10:1; 11:2; 13:1; 17:7; 26:24; 27:4; 27:16; 28:4; 29:22

2 Chronicles

6:5; 9:20; 11:11; 11:22; 19:11; 28:7; 31:12; 31:13; 32:21; 35:8; 35:8

Nehemiah

11:11

Job

29:10; 29:10; 31:37

Proverbs

8:6; 28:16

Isaiah

55:4

Jeremiah

20:1; 29:26

Ezekiel

28:2

Daniel

9:25; 9:26; 11:22

H5057

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Strong's Number H5057 matches the Hebrew נָגִיד (nāḡîḏ),
which occurs 44 times in 44 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:16 - At this time to-morrow I will send to thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be ruler over my people Israel, and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon the humiliation of my people, for their cry is come unto me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:1 - And Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said to him, Has not the Lord anointed thee for a ruler over his people, over Israel? and thou shalt rule among the people of the Lord, and thou shalt save them out of the hand of their enemies; and this shall be the sign to thee that the Lord has anointed thee for a ruler over his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:14 - But now thy kingdom shall not stand to thee, and the Lord shall seek for himself a man after his own heart; and the Lord shall appoint him to be a ruler over his people, because thou hast not kept all that the Lord commanded thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:30 - And it shall be when the Lord shall have wrought for my lord all the good things he has spoken concerning thee, and shall appoint thee to be ruler over Israel;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2 - And [fn]heretofore Saul being king over us, thou wast he that didst lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a leader to my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:21 - And David said to Melchol, I will dance before the Lord. Blessed be the Lord who chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to make me head over his people, even over Israel: therefore I will play, and dance before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:8 - And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus says the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheep-cote, that thou shouldest be a prince over my people, over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:35 - And he shall sit upon my throne, and reign in my stead: and I have given charge that he should be for a prince over Israel and Juda.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:2 - Forasmuch as I lifted thee up from the earth, and made thee ruler over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast caused my people Israel to sin, to provoke me with their vanities;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:5 - Turn back, and thou shalt say to Ezekias the ruler of my people, Thus saith the Lord God of thy father David, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up to the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2 - for Judas was very mighty even among his brethren, and one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing was Joseph's).

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:11 - and Azaria the son of Chelcias, the son of Mosollam, the son of Sadoc, the son of Maraïoth, the son of Achitob, the ruler of the house of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:20 - And Phinees son of Eleazar was head over them before the Lord, and these were with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2 - And heretofore when Saul was king, thou wast he that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a ruler over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27 - (LXX 12:28) And Joadas the chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand and seven hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1 - And David took counsel with the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even with every commander.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:7 - And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus saith the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a ruler over my people Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:24 - And Subael the son of Gersam, the son of Moses, was over the treasures.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:4 - And over the division of the second month was Dodia the son of Ecchoc, and over his division was Makelloth also chief: and in his division were twenty and four thousand, chief men of the host.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:16 - And over the tribes of Israel, the chief for Ruben was Eliezer the son of Zechri: for Symeon, Saphatias the son of Maacha:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:4 - Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me out of the whole house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; and he chose Juda as the kingly house, and out of the house of Juda he chose the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he preferred me, that I should be king over all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:22 - And they ate and drank joyfully that day before the Lord: and they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and anointed him king before the Lord, and Sadoc to the priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:5 - From the day when I brought up my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city of all the tribes of Israel, to build a house that my name should be there; neither did I choose a man to be a leader over my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:11 - And he fortified them with walls, and placed in them captains, and stores of provisions, oil and wine,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:22 - And he made Abia the son of Maacha chief, even a leader among his brethren, for he intended to make him king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:11 - And, behold, Amarias the priest is head over you in every matter of the Lord; and Zabdias the son of Ismael is head over the house of Juda in every matter of the king; and the scribes and Levites are before you: be strong and active, and the Lord shall be with the good.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:7 - And Zechri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maasias the king's son, and Ezrican the chief of his house, and Elcana the king's deputy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:12 - and they brought thither the first-fruits and the tithes faithfully: and Chonenias the Levite was superintendent over them, and Semei his brother was next.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:13 - And Jeiel, and Ozias, and Naeth, and Asael, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Samachia, and Maath, and Banaias, and his sons, were appointed by Chonenias and Semei his brother, as Ezekias the king, and Azarias who was over the house of the Lord commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:21 - And the Lord sent an angel, and he destroyed every mighty man and warrior, and leader and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria: and he returned with shame of face to his own land and came into the house of his god: and some of them that came out of his bowels slew him with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:8 - And his princes gave an offering to the people, and to the priests, and to the Levites: and Chelcias and Zacharias and Jeiel the chief men gave to the priests of the house of God, they even gave for the passover sheep, and lambs, and kids, two thousand six hundred, and three hundred calves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:11 - Saraia, son of Elchia, son of Mesulam, son of Sadduc, son of Marioth, son of Aetoth, was over the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:10 - And they that heard me blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:37 - And if I did not read it and return it, having taken nothing from the debtor:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:12 - (LXX 75:13) and that takes away the spirits of princes; to him that is terrible among the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:6 - Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; and will produce right sayings from my lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16 - A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:4 - Behold, I have made him a testimony among the Gentiles, a prince and commander to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:1 - Now Paschor the son of Emmer, the priest, who also had been appointed chief of the house of the Lord, heard Jeremias prophesying these words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:2 - And thou, son of man, say to the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord; Because thine heart has been exalted, and thou hast said, I am God, I have inhabited the dwelling of God in the heart of the sea; yet thou art man and not God, though thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:25 - And thou shalt know and understand, that from the going forth of the command for the answer and for the building of Jerusalem until Christ the prince there shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: and then the time shall return, and the street shall be built, and the wall, and the times shall be exhausted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:26 - And after the sixty-two weeks, the anointed one shall be destroyed, and there is no judgment in him: and he shall destroy the city and the sanctuary with the prince that is coming: they shall be cut off with a flood, and to the end of the war which is rapidly completed he shall appoint the city to desolations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:22 - And the arms of him that overflows shall be washed away as with a flood from before him, and shall be broken, and so shall be the head of the covenant.
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