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Strong's #5057 - נַגִד
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
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- leader, ruler, captain, prince
- ruler, prince
- prince-overseer
- ruler (in other capacities)
- princely things
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2372) dcn (נגד NGD) AC: Tell CO: ? AB: ?
V) dcn (נגד NGD) - Tell: To give an account to another. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (371): (vf: Hiphil, Hophal, Participle) tell, declare, show, utter, expound, messenger, report, issue - Strongs: H5046 (נָגַד), H5047 (נְגַד)
Nm) dcn (נגד NGD) - Before: As to show yourself in front of another. KJV (24): before, against, about, presence, toward - Strongs: H5048 (נֶגֶד), H5049 (נֶגֶד)
bm) dicn (נגיד NGYD) - Noble: One who tells orders. KJV (44): ruler, prince, captain, leader, governor, noble, excellent - Strongs: H5057 (נַגִד)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 of king of Israel: of Saulעַל ׳מָשַׁח לְנ (+ accusative of person), 1 Samuel 9:16 (subject prophet), compare of Song of Solomon , subject people, 1 Chronicles 29:22; 1 Chronicles 10:1 (subject ׳י); of David עַל׳צִוָּהוּ לְנ 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 25:30, עַל צִוָּהוּ׳נ 2 Samuel 6:21 (in these ׳י subject), על׳היה לנ 2 Samuel 5:2, על׳היה נ 2 Samuel 7:8; 1 Chronicles 11:2; 1 Chronicles 17:7; compare also 1 Chronicles 5:2; 2 Chronicles 6:5; of David also ׳לְ׳נָתַן נ Isaiah 55:4; of Solomon צִוָּה אֹתוֺעל ׳לִהְיוֺת נ 1 Kings 1:35 (׳י subject); of Jeroboam על׳נתן נ ( + accusative of person) 1 Kings 14:7 (׳י subject); Song of Solomon 1Kings 16:2 of Baasha; of Hezekiah עַָמִּי׳נְ 2 Kings 20:5; הֶעֱמִידבְּאֶחָיו ׳לְנ ( + accusative of person) 2 Chronicles 11:22 (of Abijah, subject Rehob.); of Judah 1 Chronicles 28:4.
2 of a foreign ruler or prince Ezekiel 28:2; Daniel 9:25,26.
3 the title of some high official connected with the temple Jeremiah 20:1 (of Pashhur) וְהוּא פָקִיד נָגִיד׳בבית י and he was prince-overseer in, etc. (for ׳פ see Jeremiah 29:26); hence בית האלהים׳נ 1 Chronicles 9:11; 2 Chronicles 31:13; 35:8 (three ׳ה׳נגידי ב, including the high-priest), Nehemiah 11:11; of high-priest Daniel 11:22 ׳בְּרִית נ.
4 ruler in other capacities (late): of tribe 1 Chronicles 27:16; 2 Chronicles 19:11; of Korahites 2 Chronicles 9:20; of Aaronite warriors 2 Chronicles 12:27; of division of army 1 Chronicles 13:1; 1 Chronicles 27:4; 2 Chronicles 11:11 (commandant of fortress), 2 Chronicles 32:21 (in Assyrian army: "" שַׂר); of temple-treasuries 1 Chronicles 26:24, compare 2 Chronicles 31:12; הבית׳נ 2 Chronicles 28:7 (i.e. of palace?).
5 princely thimgs, plural abstract Proverbs 8:6.