Lexical Summary nagid: a leader, ruler, prince Original Word: נָגִידTransliteration: nagid Phonetic Spelling: (naw-gheed') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: a leader, ruler, prince Meaning: a commander, civil, military, religious, honorable themes Strong's Concordance captain, chief, excellent thing, chief governor, leader, noble, prince, chief rulerOr nagid {naw-gheed'}; from nagad; a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes -- captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler. see HEBREW nagad Brown-Driver-Briggs H5057. nagid נָגִיד noun masculine leader (literally probably one in front), ruler, prince; — absolute ׳נ 1 Samuel 9:16 31t.; construct נְגִיד (נְגִד) 2 Kings 20:5-6t.; plural נְגִידִים Job 29:10 3t.; נְגִידֵי2 Chronicles 35:8; — ruler, prince Psalm 76:13; Proverbs 28:16; Job 29:10; 31:37 (in simile). Especially 1 of king of Israel: of Saul לְנ ׳מָשַׁח עַל (+ accusative of person), 1 Samuel 9:16 (subject prophet), compare of Solomon, subject people, 1 Chronicles 29:22; 10:1 (subject ׳י); of David לְנ ׳צִוָּהוּ עַל 1 Samuel 13:14; 25:30, ׳נ צִוָּהוּ עַל 2 Samuel 6:21 (in these ׳י subject), לנ ׳היה על 5:2, נ ׳היה על 7:8; 1 Chronicles 11:2; 17:7; compare also 5:2; 2 Chronicles 6:5; of David also נ ׳נָתַן ׳לְ Isaiah 55:4; of Solomon נ ׳לִהְיוֺת על אֹתוֺ צִוָּה 1 Kings 1:35 (׳י subject); of Jeroboam נ ׳נתן על ( + accusative of person) 14:7 (׳י subject); so 16:2 of Baasha; of Hezekiah ׳נְ עַָמִּי 2 Kings 20:5; ׳לְנ בְּאֶחָיו הֶעֱמִיד ( + 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) י ׳בבית נָגִיד פָקִיד וְהוּא and he was prince-overseer in, etc. (for ׳פ see 29:26); hence ׳נ האלהים בית 1 Chronicles 9:11; 2 Chronicles 31:13; 35:8 (three ב ׳נגידי ׳ה, including the high-priest), Nehemiah 11:11; of high-priest Daniel 11:22 נ ׳בְּרִית. 4 ruler in other capacities (late): of tribe 1 Chronicles 27:16; 2 Chronicles 19:11; of Korahites 9:20; of Aaronite warriors 2 Chron 12:27; of division of army 1 Chronicles 13:1; 27:4; 2 Chronicles 11:11 (commandant of fortress), 32:21 (in Assyrian army: "" שַׂר); of temple-treasuries 1 Chronicles 26:24, compare 2 Chronicles 31:12; ׳נ הבית28:7 (i.e. of palace?). 5 princely thimgs, plural abstract Proverbs 8:6. |
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