What does נָצַח mean in the Bible?
e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent".
Hebrew · H5329
נָצַח
Properly, to glitter from afar , i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
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נָצַח H5329
What does נָצַח mean in the Bible?
נָצַח is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to glitter from afar , i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent".
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How does the BSB render H5329?
The BSB source-word alignment has 65 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include For the choirmaster (55), supervisors (2), to supervise (2), - (1), . . . (1).
Where does נָצַח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Chronicles 15:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (55), 2 Chronicles (4), 1 Chronicles (2), Ezra (2).
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 For the choirmaster 55× Psalms 4:1, Psalms 5:1, Psalms 6:1, Psalms 8:1
supervisors 2× 2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:18
to supervise 2× Ezra 3:8, Ezra 3:9
- 1× 2 Chronicles 34:12
. . . 1× Jeremiah 8:5
and supervised 1× 2 Chronicles 34:13
are to oversee 1× 1 Chronicles 23:4
For the choirmaster. [To the tune of] 1× Psalms 57:1
were to lead the music 1× 1 Chronicles 15:21
Show sample aligned rows
1 Chronicles 15:21 לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃ to were to lead the music Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 1 Chronicles 23:4 לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙ to are to oversee Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 2 Chronicles 2:2 וּמְנַצְּחִ֣ים to supervisors Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 2:18 מְנַצְּחִ֖ים to supervisors Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 34:12 לְנַצֵּ֑חַ to - Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 2 Chronicles 34:13 וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙ to and supervised Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Ezra 3:8 לְנַצֵּ֖חַ to to supervise Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Ezra 3:9 לְנַצֵּ֛חַ to to supervise Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Psalms 4:1 לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ to For the choirmaster Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 5:1 לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ to For the choirmaster Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Chronicles 15:21
Aligned rows 65
Books represented 6
1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 4 Ezra 2 Psalms 55 Jeremiah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ 18x lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ Psalms 4:1, Psalms 5:1, Psalms 8:1, Psalms 12:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ 13x lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ Psalms 11:1, Psalms 13:1, Psalms 14:1, Psalms 19:1
לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ 6x lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ Psalms 9:1, Psalms 22:1, Psalms 60:1, Psalms 66:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀ 6x lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ Psalms 36:1, Psalms 47:1, Psalms 49:1, Psalms 61:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ 5x lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ Psalms 6:1, Psalms 45:1, Psalms 57:1, Psalms 59:1
לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ 2x lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ Psalms 40:1, Psalms 70:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ 2x lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ Psalms 44:1, Psalms 69:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ׀ 2x lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ Psalms 18:1, Psalms 56:1
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular 56x Psalms 4:1, Psalms 5:1, Psalms 6:1, Psalms 8:1
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 5x 1 Chronicles 15:21, 1 Chronicles 23:4, 2 Chronicles 34:12, Ezra 3:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 34:13
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 8:5
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 2:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, to glitter from afar , i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
Source Gloss
properly, to glitter from afar , i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent BDB: be pre-eminent Usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Participle active 2Chr 2:17 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle passive Jer 8:5 1×
Word Origins
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