נָשִׂיא

na.siNoun (Masculine)H5387

leader

From: or נָשִׂא; from H5375 (נָשָׂא);

Short Definition

properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist

Full Lexicon Entry

one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

115 times

Appears 115 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
53
Ezk
32
Joshua
9
1 Chronicles
4
Genesis
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:10
  • Ezk 39:1
  • Genesis 25:16
  • Numbers 2:12
  • Numbers 34:27

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