נָגִיד
na.gid
“leader”
Definition
a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
or נָגִד; from H5046 (נָגַד);
- leader, ruler, captain, prince 1a) ruler, prince 1b) prince-overseer 1c) ruler (in other capacities) 1d) princely things
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
נָגִיד appears 42 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,
and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.
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