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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 - As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:6 - "Listen, sir, you are a mighty prince among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you from burying your dead."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 - These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps - twelve princes according to their clans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2 - When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22 - And on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, two omers per person; and all the leaders of the community came and told Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28 - "You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31 - But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and Moses spoke to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted for the ephod and the breastpiece,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 - "'Whenever a leader, by straying unintentionally, sins and violates one of the commandments of the LORD his God which must not be violated, and he pleads guilty,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 - These were the ones chosen from the community, leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 - These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:3 - "Now those who will be camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5 - Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7 - Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:10 - "On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14 - Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18 - "On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Amihud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20 - Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22 - Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25 - "On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27 - Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29 - Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24 - Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30 - Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35 - Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34 - So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46 - All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their families and by their clans,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2 - Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their clans, made an offering. They were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who had been supervising the numbering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 - They brought their offering before the LORD, six covered carts and twelve oxen - one cart for every two of the leaders, and an ox for each one; and they presented them in front of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - The leaders offered gifts for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed. And the leaders presented their offering before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - For the LORD said to Moses, "They must present their offering, one leader for each day, for the dedication of the altar."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18 - On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:24 - On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the Zebulunites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:30 - On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the Reubenites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:36 - On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the Simeonites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:42 - On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the Gadites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:48 - On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the Ephraimites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:54 - On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the Manassehites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:60 - On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the Benjaminites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:66 - On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Amishaddai, leader of the Danites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:72

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:72 - On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the Asherites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:78 - On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the Naphtalites, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:84

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84 - This was the dedication for the altar from the leaders of Israel, when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver sprinkling bowls, and twelve gold pans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:4 - "But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:2 - "Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:2 - and rebelled against Moses, along with some of the Israelites, 250 leaders of the community, chosen from the assembly, famous men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2 - "Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man's name on his staff.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6 - So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, according to their tribes - twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.

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