What does נָגִיד · צָוָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5057, H6680
נָגִיד / צָוָה
A commander (as occupying the front ), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes · (intensively) to constitute , enjoin
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נָגִיד H5057 a commander (as occupying the front ), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
Pronunciation nāgiyd
Leader who stands foremost in authority—civilian, military, or religious; implies prominence and honor.
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צָוָה H6680 (intensively) to constitute , enjoin
Pronunciation ṣāwāh
Authoritative directive establishing obligation; God's primary verb for binding covenantal commands and institutional arrangements.
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What does נָגִיד / צָוָה (nāgîḏ / ṣāwâ) mean in the Bible?
נָגִיד · צָוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "leader, ruler, commander.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5057, H6680?
H5057, H6680 is connected to 540 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. leader, ruler, commander.
Strong's H5057, H6680
Lexical occurrences 540 verses Source Gloss
leader, ruler, commander.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain