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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.
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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 for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:6 - Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for burying thy dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 - These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, in their hamlets and their encampments -- twelve princes of their peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2 - And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22 - And it came to pass on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one; and all the princes of the assembly came and told Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28 - Thou shalt not revile the judges, nor curse a prince amongst thy people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31 - And Moses called to them; and they turned to him, -- Aaron and all the principal men of the assembly; and Moses talked with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - And the principal men brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 - When a prince sinneth and through inadvertence doeth somewhat against any of all the commandments of Jehovah his God in things which should not be done, and is guilty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 - These were those summoned of the assembly, princes of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the thousands of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 - These are those that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, the twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:3 - And for those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising there shall be the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5 - And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethaneel the son of Zuar;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7 - With them shall be the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:10 - The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be southward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14 - And with them shall be the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18 - The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20 - And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22 - And with them shall be the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25 - The standard of the camp of Dan shall be northward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27 - And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29 - And with them shall be the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24 - And the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30 - And the prince of the father's house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - And the prince of princes of the Levites was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest: he had the oversight of them that kept the charge of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35 - And the prince of the father's house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They encamped on the side of the tabernacle northward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34 - And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the assembly numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46 - All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, after their families and according to their fathers' houses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2 - that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, the princes of the tribes, they that were over them that had been numbered, offered;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 - and they brought their offering before Jehovah, six covered waggons, and twelve oxen; a waggon for two princes, and an ox for each; and they presented them before the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - And the princes presented the dedication-gift of the altar on the day that it was anointed; and the princes presented their offering before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - And Jehovah said to Moses, They shall present their offering for the dedication of the altar, each prince on his day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18 - On the second day offered Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:24 - On the third day, the prince of the children of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:30 - On the fourth day, the prince of the children of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:36 - On the fifth day, the prince of the children of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:42 - On the sixth day, the prince of the children of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:48 - On the seventh day, the prince of the children of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:54 - On the eighth day, the prince of the children of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:60

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:66

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:66 - On the tenth day, the prince of the children of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:72 - On the eleventh day, the prince of the children of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:78 - On the twelfth day, the prince of the children of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:84

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84 - This was the dedication-gift of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, from the princes of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve cups of gold:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:4 - And if they blow with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:2 - Send thou men, that they may search out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel. Ye shall send a man of every tribe of his fathers, each a prince among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:2 - and they rose up against Moses, with two hundred and fifty men of the children of Israel, princes of the assembly, summoned to the council, men of renown;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2 - Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them a staff, a staff for each father's house, of all their princes according to the houses of their fathers, twelve staves: thou shalt write each one's name upon his staff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6 - And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their princes gave him a staff, one staff for each prince according to their fathers' houses, twelve staves, and the staff of Aaron was among their staves.

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