נֵס
nes
“Banner”
Definition
a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token
from H5264 (נָסַס);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
נֵס appears 20 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
Raise a banner on a barren hilltop;call aloud to them.Wave your hand,that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
Your ropes are slack;they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail.Then an abundance of spoils will be divided,and even the lame will carry off plunder.
Raise a signal flag toward Zion.Seek refuge! Do not delay!For I am bringing disaster from the north,and terrible destruction.
“Raise a banner in the land!Blow the ram’s horn among the nations!Prepare the nations against her.Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.Appoint a captain against her;bring up horses like swarming locusts.
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