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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
Root Word (Etymology)
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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.
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.
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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

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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 2 / 3 (Num 25:14–Eze 38:2)

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:14 -

The name of the slain Israelite man, who was struck dead with the Midianite woman, was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:18 -

“For they attacked you with the treachery that they used against you in the Peor incident. They did the same in the case involving their sister Cozbi, daughter of the Midianite leader who was killed the day the plague came at Peor.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:2 -

They stood before Moses, the priest Eleazar, the leaders, and the entire community at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:13 -

Moses, the priest Eleazar, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:2 -

So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, the priest Eleazar, and the leaders of the community and said,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:18 -

“Take one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:22 -

“Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan’s descendants;

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:23 -

“from the sons of Joseph:

Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh’s descendants,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:24 -

“Kemuel son of Shiphtan, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim’s descendants;

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:25 -

“Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of Zebulun’s descendants;

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:26 -

“Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of Issachar’s descendants;

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:27 -

“Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher’s descendants;

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:28 -

“Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of Naphtali’s descendants.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:1 -

The family heads from the clan of the descendants of Gilead ​— ​the son of Machir, son of Manasseh ​— ​who were from the clans of the sons of Joseph, approached and addressed Moses and the leaders who were heads of the Israelite families.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:15 -

So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:18 -

But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Then the whole community grumbled against the leaders.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:19 -

All the leaders answered them, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:21 -

They also said, “Let them live.” So the Gibeonites became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had promised them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:21 -

all the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. Moses had killed him and the chiefs of Midian ​— ​Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba ​— ​the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:4 -

They came before the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our male relatives.” So they gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the LORD’s instruction.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:14 -

They sent ten leaders with him ​— ​one family leader for each tribe of Israel. All of them were heads of their ancestral families among the clans of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:30 -

When the priest Phinehas and the community leaders, the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him, heard what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had to say, they were pleased.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:32 -

Then the priest Phinehas son of Eleazar and the leaders returned from the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead to the Israelites in the land of Canaan and brought back a report to them.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:1 -

At that time Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the tribal heads and the ancestral leaders of the Israelites before him at Jerusalem in order to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant from the city of David, that is Zion.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:34 -

“ ‘However, I will not take the whole kingdom from him but will let him be ruler all the days of his life for the sake of my servant David, whom I chose and who kept my commands and my statutes.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:10 -

Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, a leader of Judah’s descendants.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:38 -

these mentioned by name were leaders in their families. Their ancestral houses increased greatly.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:6 -

and his son Beerah.

Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites, and King Tiglath-pileser[fn] of Assyria took him into exile.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 -

All these were Asher’s descendants. They were the heads of their ancestral families, chosen men, valiant warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:2 -

Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel ​— ​the family heads.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:2 -

At that time Solomon assembled at Jerusalem the elders of Israel ​— ​all the tribal heads, the ancestral chiefs of the Israelites ​— ​in order to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD up from the city of David, that is, Zion.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:8 -

King Cyrus of Persia had them brought out under the supervision of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:7 -

He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain

and brings the wind from his storehouses.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:14 -

The one who boasts about a gift that does not exist

is like clouds and wind without rain.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:13 -

When he thunders,[fn]

the waters in the heavens are in turmoil,

and he causes the clouds to rise

from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain

and brings the wind from his storehouses.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16 -

When he thunders,[fn]

the waters in the heavens are tumultuous,

and he causes the clouds

to rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain

and brings the wind from his storehouses.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:27 -

The king will mourn;

the prince will be clothed in grief;

and the hands of the people of the land will tremble.

I will deal with them according to their own conduct,

and I will judge them by their own standards.

Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:10 -

“Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: This pronouncement concerns the prince[fn] in Jerusalem and the whole house of Israel living there.’[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:12 -

“The prince who is among them will lift his bags to his shoulder in the dark and go out. They[fn] will dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land with his eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:1 -

“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel,

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:12 -

“Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel! They are given over to the sword with my people. Therefore strike your thigh in grief.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:25 -

“And you, profane and wicked prince of Israel,[fn] the day has come for your punishment.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:6 -

“ ‘Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 -

“All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble continually, and be appalled at you.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:21 -

“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your business partners, trading with you in lambs, rams, and goats.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:13 -

“ ‘This is what the Lord GOD says:

I will destroy the worthless idols

and put an end to the false gods in Memphis.

There will no longer be

a prince from the land of Egypt.

And I will instill fear in that land.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:29 -

“Edom is there, her kings and all her princes,

who, despite their strength, have been placed

among those slain by the sword.

They lie down with the uncircumcised,

with those who descend to the Pit.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:24 -

“I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:25 -

“ ‘They will live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your ancestors lived. They will live in it forever with their children and grandchildren, and my servant David will be their prince forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:2 -

“Son of man, face Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of[fn] Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him


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