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Lexicon :: Strong's H5387 - nāśî'

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נָשִׂיא
Transliteration
nāśî'
Pronunciation
naw-see'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 1421b,1421c

Strong’s Definitions

נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ, naw-see'; or נָשִׂא nâsiʼ; from H5375; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist:—captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 132x

The KJV translates Strong's H5387 in the following manner: prince (96x), captain (12x), chief (10x), ruler (6x), vapours (3x), governor (1x), chief (with H5387) (1x), clouds (1x), part (1x), prince (with H5387) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 132x
The KJV translates Strong's H5387 in the following manner: prince (96x), captain (12x), chief (10x), ruler (6x), vapours (3x), governor (1x), chief (with H5387) (1x), clouds (1x), part (1x), prince (with H5387) (1x).

  1. one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader

  2. rising mist, vapour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ, naw-see'; or נָשִׂא nâsiʼ; from H5375; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist:—captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
STRONGS H5387: Abbreviations
I. נָשִׂיא 128 noun masculine one lifted up, i.e. a chief prince; — absolute נ׳ Exodus 22:27 +; construct נְשִׂיא Genesis 23:6 +; plural נְשִׂיאִים Joshua 22:32 +, נְשִׂיאִים Joshua 22:32 +, נְשִׂאִים Exodus 34:31 + 7 times, נְשִׂיאִם Genesis 17:20 + 3 times, נְשִׂאִם Exodus 35:27; construct נְשִׂיאֵי Exodus 16:22 +; suffix נְשִׂיאַי Ezekiel 45:8, נְשִׂיאֶיהָ Ezekiel 32:29, נְשִׂיאֵיהֶם Numbers 17:21, נְשִׂיאֵהֶם Numbers 17:17, etc.; — mostly in Israel:
1. בְּעַמְּךָ נ׳ of any chief man, Exodus 22:27 (E; human ruler, over against אֱלֹהִים).
2. of Solomon 1 Kings 11:34. Elsewhere only Ezekiel, P, Chronicles: —
3. of Abraham Genesis 23:6, and heads of Ishmaelite tribes Genesis 17:20; Genesis 25:16.
4. rulers of the congregation, נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה Exodus 16:22; Joshua 9:15, 18; Joshua 22:30, בָּעֵדָה הַנּ׳ Exodus 34:31, compare Exodus 35:27; Leviticus 4:22; Joshua 9:18b; Joshua 9:19, 21 (twice in verse); Joshua 17:4; Joshua 22:14 (3 times in verse); Joshua 22:32 (all P); especially
5. tribal chiefs and representatives, according to the religious organization of P, Numbers 1:16, 44; Numbers 2:3 + 57 times Numbers (especially chapters 2, 7, 34; note נְשִׂיא נְשִׂיאֵי הַלֵּוִי Numbers 3:32); compare 1 Chronicles 2:10; 1 Chronicles 4:38; 1 Chronicles 5:6; 1 Chronicles 7:40; 2 Chronicles 1:2, also 1 Kings 8:1 (probably gloss, omitted by Greek Version of the LXX Benz), 2 Chronicles 5:2.
6. in Ezekiel:
a. of Zedekiah (for מֶלֶךְ see Böhmer8K 1900, 112 ff.), Ezekiel 7:27; Ezekiel 12:10, 12; Ezekiel 21:30, + Ezekiel 19:1 (read singular Greek Version of the LXX Ew Hi Co Berthol Toy).
b. chief men of Judah Ezekiel 21:17; Ezekiel 22:6; Ezekiel 45:8, 9.
c. future Davidic king Ezekiel 34:24; Ezekiel 37:25, compare Ezekiel 44:3 (twice in verse) + 16 times Ezekiel 45, 46, 48.
d. foreign princes Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 27:21; Ezekiel 30:13; Ezekiel 32:29; Ezekiel 38:2, 3; Ezekiel 39:1, 18.
7. leader of exiles returning under Cyrus, according to Ezra 1:8.
8. non-Israel chiefs in P: Genesis 34:2; Numbers 25:18; Joshua 13:21.

† II. [נָשִׂיא] noun [masculine] rising mist, vapour (Arabic bdb067201, bdb067202); — only plural נְשִׂאִים vapours, forming clouds, and portending rain, Jeremiah 10:13 = Jeremiah 51:16, Psalm 135:7, נְשִׂיאִים Proverbs 25:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

17:20; 17:20; 23:6; 23:6; 25:16; 34:2

Exodus

16:22; 16:22; 22:27; 22:27; 34:31; 34:31; 35:27; 35:27

Leviticus

4:22

Numbers

1:16; 1:44; 2:3; 3:32; 25:18

Joshua

9:15; 9:18; 9:18; 9:19; 9:21; 13:21; 17:4; 22:14; 22:30; 22:32; 22:32; 22:32

1 Kings

8:1; 11:34

1 Chronicles

2:10; 4:38; 5:6; 7:40

2 Chronicles

1:2; 5:2

Ezra

1:8

Psalms

135:7

Proverbs

25:14

Jeremiah

10:13; 51:16

Ezekiel

7:27; 12:10; 12:12; 19:1; 21:17; 21:30; 22:6; 26:16; 27:21; 30:13; 32:29; 32:29; 34:24; 37:25; 38:2; 38:3; 39:1; 39:18; 44:3; 45:8; 45:8; 45:9

H5387

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Strong's Number H5387 matches the Hebrew נָשִׂיא (nāśî'),
which occurs 134 times in 120 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 17:20–Num 17:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - And concerning Ismael, behold, I have heard thee, and, behold, I have blessed him, and will increase him and multiply him exceedingly; twelve nations shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:6 - but hear us; thou art in the midst of us a king from God; bury thy dead in our choice sepulchres, for not one of us will by any means withhold his sepulchre from thee, so that thou shouldest not bury thy dead there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 - These are the sons of Ismael, and these are their names in their tents and in their dwellings, twelve princes according to their nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2 - And Sychem the son of Emmor the [fn]Evite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22 - And it came to pass on the sixth day, they gathered double what was needed, two homers for one man; and all the chiefs of the synagogue went in and reported it to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28 - (LXX 22:27) [fn] Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of thy people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31 - And Moses called them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the synagogue turned towards him, and Moses spoke to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - And the rulers brought the emerald stones, and the stones for setting in the ephod, and the oracle,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 - And if a ruler sin, and break one of all the commands of the Lord his God, doing the thing which ought not to be done, unwillingly, and shall sin and trespass,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 - These were famous men of the congregation, heads of the tribes according to their families: these are heads of thousands in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 - This is the numbering which Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel, being twelve men, conducted: there was a man for each tribe, they were according to the tribe of the houses of their family.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:3 - And they that encamp first toward the east shall be the order of the camp of Juda with their host, and the prince of the sons of Juda, Naasson the son of Aminadab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Issachar, and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nathanael the son of Sogar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Zabulon, and the prince of the sons of Zabulon shall be Eliab the son of Chælon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:10 - This is the order of the camp of Ruben; their forces shall be toward the south, and the prince of the children of Ruben shall be Elisur the son of Sediur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - And they that encamp next to him shall be of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon shall be Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14 - And they that encamp next to them shall be the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18 - The station of the camp of Ephraim shall be [fn]westward with their forces, and the head of the children of Ephraim shall be Elisama the son of Emiud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Manasse, and the prince of the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Benjamin, and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25 - The order of the camp of Dan shall be northward with their forces; and the prince of the sons of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27 - And they that encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Aser; and the prince of the sons of Aser, Phagiel the son of Echran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Nephthali; and the prince of the children of Nephthali, Achire son of Ænan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24 - And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson was Elisaph the son of Dael.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30 - And the chief of the house of the families of the divisions of Caath, was Elisaphan the son of Oziel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - And the chief over the chief of the Levites, was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35 - And the head of the house of the families of the division of Merari, was Suriel the son of Abichail: they shall encamp by the side of the tabernacle northwards.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34 - And Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel took the number of the sons of Caath according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46 - All that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel numbered, namely, the Levites, according to their families and according to the houses of their lineage,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2 - And the princes of Israel brought gifts, twelve princes of their fathers' houses: these were the heads of tribes, these are they that presided over the numbering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 - And they brought their gift before the Lord, six covered waggons, and twelve oxen; a waggon from two princes, and a calf from each: and they brought them before the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - And the rulers brought gifts for the dedication of the altar, in the day in which he anointed it, and the rulers brought their gifts before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - And the Lord said to Moses, One chief each day, they shall offer their gifts a chief each day for the dedication of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18 - On the second day Nathanael son of Sogar, the prince of the tribe of Issachar, brought his offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:24 - On the third day the prince of the sons of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Chælon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:30 - On the fourth day Elisur the son of Sediur, the prince of the children of Ruben.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:36 - On the fifth day the prince of the children of Symeon, Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:42 - On the sixth day the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:48 - On the seventh day the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Emiud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:54 - On the eighth day the prince of the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:60

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:60 - On the ninth day the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:66

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:66 - On the tenth day the prince of the sons of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:72

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:72 - On the eleventh day the prince of the sons of Aser, Phageel the son of Echran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:78

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:78 - On the twelfth day the prince of the sons of Nephthali, Achire the son of Ænan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84 - This was the dedication of the altar in the day in which Moses anointed it, by the princes of the sons of Israel; twelve silver chargers, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden censers:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:4 - And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers even the princes of Israel shall come to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:2 - Send for thee men, and let them spy the land of the Chananites, which I give to the sons of Israel for a possession; one man for a tribe, thou shalt send them away according to their families, every one of them a prince.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:2 - and rose up before Moses, and two hundred and fifty men of the sons of Israel, chiefs of the assembly, chosen councillors, and men of renown.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2 - (LXX 17:17) Speak to the children of Israel, and take [fn]rods of them, according to the houses of their families, a rod from all their princes, according to the houses of their families, twelve rods, and write the name of each on his rod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6 - (LXX 17:21) And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him a rod each, for one chief a rod, according to the house of their families, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was in the midst of the rods.

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