קָצִין
qa.tsin
“chief”
Definition
a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader
from H7096 (קָצָה) in the sense of determining;
- chief, ruler, commander 1a) chief, commander (in war) 1b) dictator 1c) ruler (of one in authority)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
קָצִין appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.
All your rulers have fled together,captured without a bow.All your fugitives were captured together,having fled to a distant place.
On that day he will cry aloud:“I am not a healer.I have no food or clothing in my house.Do not make me leader of the people!”
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
Then I said:“Hear now, O leaders of Jacob,you rulers of the house of Israel.Should you not know justice?
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