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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נָצַחH5329
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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Questions this entry answers
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 ItFor the choirmaster55×Psalms 4:1, Psalms 5:1, Psalms 6:1, Psalms 8:1
supervisors2×2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:18
to supervise2×Ezra 3:8, Ezra 3:9
-1×2 Chronicles 34:12
. . .1×Jeremiah 8:5
and supervised1×2 Chronicles 34:13
are to oversee1×1 Chronicles 23:4
For the choirmaster. [To the tune of]1×Psalms 57:1
were to lead the music1×1 Chronicles 15:21
Show sample aligned rows
1 Chronicles 15:21לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃towere to lead the musicPreposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct1 Chronicles 23:4לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙toare to overseePreposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct2 Chronicles 2:2וּמְנַצְּחִ֣יםtosupervisorsConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural2 Chronicles 2:18מְנַצְּחִ֖יםtosupervisorsVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural2 Chronicles 34:12לְנַצֵּ֑חַto-Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct2 Chronicles 34:13וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙toand supervisedConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralEzra 3:8לְנַצֵּ֖חַtoto supervisePreposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructEzra 3:9לְנַצֵּ֛חַtoto supervisePreposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructPsalms 4:1לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַtoFor the choirmasterPreposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularPsalms 5:1לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַtoFor the choirmasterPreposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Chronicles 15:21
Aligned rows65
Books represented6
1 Chronicles22 Chronicles4Ezra2Psalms55Jeremiah1Habakkuk1
Source forms
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ18xlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPsalms 4:1, Psalms 5:1, Psalms 8:1, Psalms 12:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ13xlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPsalms 11:1, Psalms 13:1, Psalms 14:1, Psalms 19:1
לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ6xlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPsalms 9:1, Psalms 22:1, Psalms 60:1, Psalms 66:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀6xlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPsalms 36:1, Psalms 47:1, Psalms 49:1, Psalms 61:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ5xlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPsalms 6:1, Psalms 45:1, Psalms 57:1, Psalms 59:1
לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ2xlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPsalms 40:1, Psalms 70:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ2xlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPsalms 44:1, Psalms 69:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ׀2xlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPsalms 18:1, Psalms 56:1
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular56xPsalms 4:1, Psalms 5:1, Psalms 6:1, Psalms 8:1
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct5x1 Chronicles 15:21, 1 Chronicles 23:4, 2 Chronicles 34:12, Ezra 3:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural2x2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 34:13
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular1xJeremiah 8:5
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural1x2 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 definitionSource: 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 groups2Aligned forms2
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×
Participle active2Chr 2:171×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
Participle passiveJer 8:51×