Strong H5387H5387Aנָשִׂיא

leader

One of the 2 senses of Strong H5387

Transliteration
nâώîy' nâώi'
Pronunciation
{naw-see'} naw-see'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader

General definition

From H5375; properly an exalted {one} that {is} a king or sheik; also a rising mist: - {captain} {chief} {cloud} {governor} {prince} {ruler} vapour.

In the Bible

Strong H5387A appears in 112 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • prince84
  • captain12
  • chief9
  • ruler6
  • governor1
  • part1

First verses

  1. Genesis 17:20
    And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
  2. Genesis 23:6
    Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
  3. Genesis 25:16
    These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
  4. Genesis 34:2
    And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
  5. Exodus 16:22
    And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
  6. Exodus 22:28
    Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
  7. Exodus 34:31
    And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.
  8. Exodus 35:27
    And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
  9. Leviticus 4:22
    When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;
  10. Numbers 1:16
    These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
  11. Numbers 1:44
    These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.
  12. Numbers 2:3
    And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
  13. Numbers 2:5
    And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
  14. Numbers 2:7
    Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
  15. Numbers 2:10
    On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
  16. Numbers 2:12
    And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
  17. Numbers 2:14
    Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
  18. Numbers 2:18
    On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
  19. Numbers 2:20
    And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
  20. Numbers 2:22
    Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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