What does נָגִיד (nāgiyd) mean in the Bible?
נָגִיד (nāgiyd): Leader who stands foremost in authority—civilian, military, or religious; implies prominence and honor.
Hebrew · H5057
נָגִיד
A commander (as occupying the front ), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
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נָגִיד H5057
Pronunciation nāgiyd
What does נָגִיד (nāgiyd) mean in the Bible?
נָגִיד (nāgiyd): Leader who stands foremost in authority—civilian, military, or religious; implies prominence and honor.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5057?
The BSB source-word alignment has 44 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ruler (10), the ruler (4), the chief official (3), A leader (2), a prince (2).
Where does נָגִיד (nāgiyd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 9:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (12), 2 Chronicles (9), 1 Samuel (4), 1 Kings (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It ruler 10× 1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 25:30
the ruler 4× 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Chronicles 17:7, 2 Chronicles 19:11, Ezekiel 28:2
the chief official 3× 1 Chronicles 9:11, 2 Chronicles 31:13, Nehemiah 11:11
A leader 2× Proverbs 28:16, Isaiah 55:4
a prince 2× Job 31:37, Daniel 11:22
was the officer 2× 1 Chronicles 26:24, 2 Chronicles 31:12
. . . 1× 1 Chronicles 27:16
and [every] leader 1× 2 Chronicles 32:21
and a ruler 1× 1 Chronicles 5:2
and the chief 1× Jeremiah 20:1
as leader 1× 1 Chronicles 28:4
as ruler 1× 1 Chronicles 29:22
his leaders 1× 1 Chronicles 13:1
in charge 1× 1 Chronicles 9:20
leader 1× 1 Chronicles 12:27
of noble things 1× Proverbs 8:6
of princes 1× Psalms 76:12
of the nobles 1× Job 29:10
of the prince 1× Daniel 9:26
officers 1× 2 Chronicles 11:11
prince 1× 2 Chronicles 11:22
the chief officials 1× 2 Chronicles 35:8
the governor 1× 2 Chronicles 28:7
the leader 1× 2 Kings 20:5
the Prince 1× Daniel 9:25
was the leader 1× 1 Chronicles 27:4
you ruler 1× 1 Kings 16:2
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 9:16 לְנָגִיד֙ to ruler Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 10:1 לְנָגִֽיד׃ to ruler Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 13:14 לְנָגִיד֙ to ruler Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 25:30 לְנָגִ֖יד to ruler Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 5:2 לְנָגִ֖יד to ruler Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 6:21 נָגִ֛יד to ruler Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 7:8 נָגִ֔יד to the ruler Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 1:35 נָגִ֔יד to ruler Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 14:7 נָגִ֔יד to ruler Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 16:2 נָגִ֔יד to you ruler Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 9:16
Aligned rows 44
Books represented 14
1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 12 2 Chronicles 9 Nehemiah 1 Job 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 3
Source forms
נָגִ֔יד 8x nā·ḡîḏ 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Kings 1:35, 1 Kings 14:7, 1 Kings 16:2
נָגִ֖יד 3x nā·ḡîḏ 1 Chronicles 26:24, 2 Chronicles 6:5, Jeremiah 20:1
לְנָגִיד֙ 2x lə·nā·ḡîḏ 1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Samuel 13:14
לְנָגִ֖יד 2x lə·nā·ḡîḏ 1 Samuel 25:30, 2 Samuel 5:2
נְגִ֥יד 2x nə·ḡîḏ 2 Chronicles 31:13, Daniel 11:22
הַנָּגִ֣יד 1x han·nā·ḡîḏ 1 Chronicles 12:27
הַנָּגִ֑יד 1x han·nā·ḡîḏ 1 Chronicles 27:4
הַנָּגִ֤יד 1x han·nā·ḡîḏ 2 Chronicles 19:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 19x 2 Samuel 6:21, 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Kings 1:35, 1 Kings 14:7
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 8x 1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 25:30
Noun - masculine singular construct 6x 2 Kings 20:5, 1 Chronicles 9:11, 2 Chronicles 28:7, 2 Chronicles 31:13
Noun - masculine plural 4x 2 Chronicles 11:11, Job 29:10, Psalms 76:12, Proverbs 8:6
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x 1 Chronicles 12:27, 1 Chronicles 27:4, 2 Chronicles 19:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 32:21
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 5:2
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x 2 Chronicles 35:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Leader who stands foremost in authority—civilian, military, or religious; implies prominence and honor.
Source Gloss
a commander (as occupying the front ), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Leader who stands foremost in authority—civilian, military, or religious; implies prominence and honor.
a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes BDB: leader Usage: captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
A leader lacking understanding, contrasted with just governance
Rulers and nobles who acknowledge God's authority and power
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 44 lexical occurrence verses.
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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