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Proverbs 28:16
“The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָגִידnâgîyd · naw-gheed'
H5057 · Hebrew
H5057 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
- Derivation
- or נָגִד; from H5046 (נָגַד);
- KJV renderings
- captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.
- Grammar
- נָגִ֗יד — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 44 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 9:161 Samuel 10:11 Samuel 13:141 Samuel 25:302 Samuel 5:2
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָגִיד here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.