What does נֶשֶׁר (nešer) mean in the Bible?
נֶשֶׁר (nešer): Symbol of God's protective power and swiftness; represents divine majesty and judgment throughout Scripture
Hebrew · H5404
נֶשֶׁר
The eagle (or other large bird of prey)
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נֶשֶׁר H5404
Pronunciation nešer
What does נֶשֶׁר (nešer) mean in the Bible?
נֶשֶׁר (nešer): Symbol of God's protective power and swiftness; represents divine majesty and judgment throughout Scripture
Full entry for נֶשֶׁר (H5404) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5404?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an eagle (4), of an eagle (3), As an eagle (2), eagle (2), like an eagle (2).
Where does נֶשֶׁר (nešer) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 19:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Jeremiah (4), Deuteronomy (3), Proverbs (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 an eagle 4× Deuteronomy 28:49, Jeremiah 48:40, Jeremiah 49:22, Hosea 8:1
of an eagle 3× Proverbs 30:19, Ezekiel 1:10, Ezekiel 10:14
As an eagle 2× Deuteronomy 32:11, Micah 1:16
eagle 2× Ezekiel 17:3, Ezekiel 17:7
like an eagle 2× Job 9:26, Proverbs 23:5
like the eagle 2× Jeremiah 49:16, Obadiah 1:4
than eagles 2× 2 Samuel 1:23, Jeremiah 4:13
the eagle 2× Leviticus 11:13, Deuteronomy 14:12
Does the eagle 1× Job 39:27
eagles’ 1× Exodus 19:4
like a vulture 1× Habakkuk 1:8
like eagles 1× Isaiah 40:31
like the eagle’s 1× Psalms 103:5
than the eagles 1× Lamentations 4:19
vultures 1× Proverbs 30:17
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 19:4 נְשָׁרִ֔ים to eagles’ Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 11:13 הַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ to the eagle Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 14:12 הַנֶּ֥שֶׁר to the eagle Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:49 הַנָּ֑שֶׁר to an eagle Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:11 כְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ to As an eagle Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 1:23 מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים to than eagles Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural Job 9:26 כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר to like an eagle Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Job 39:27 נָ֑שֶׁר to Does the eagle Noun - masculine singular Psalms 103:5 כַּנֶּ֣שֶׁר to like the eagle’s Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 23:5 כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר to like an eagle Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 19:4
Aligned rows 26
Books represented 15
Exodus 1 Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 3 2 Samuel 1 Job 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 1 Obadiah 1 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר 2x kə·ne·šer Job 9:26, Proverbs 23:5
כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר 2x kan·ne·šer Obadiah 1:4, Micah 1:16
הַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ 1x han·ne·šer Leviticus 11:13
הַנֶּ֥שֶׁר 1x han·ne·šer Deuteronomy 14:12
הַנֶּ֤שֶׁר 1x han·ne·šer Ezekiel 17:3
הַנָּ֑שֶׁר 1x han·nā·šer Deuteronomy 28:49
הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ 1x han·ne·šer Proverbs 30:19
כְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ 1x kə·ne·šer Deuteronomy 32:11
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 7x Psalms 103:5, Jeremiah 48:40, Jeremiah 49:16, Jeremiah 49:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x Leviticus 11:13, Deuteronomy 14:12, Deuteronomy 28:49, Proverbs 30:19
Noun - masculine singular 5x Job 39:27, Proverbs 30:17, Ezekiel 1:10, Ezekiel 10:14
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 4x Deuteronomy 32:11, Job 9:26, Proverbs 23:5, Habakkuk 1:8
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Samuel 1:23, Jeremiah 4:13
Noun - masculine plural 1x Exodus 19:4
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 40:31
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Lamentations 4:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Symbol of God's protective power and swiftness; represents divine majesty and judgment throughout Scripture
Source Gloss
the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Symbol of God's protective power and swiftness; represents divine majesty and judgment throughout Scripture
the eagle (or other large bird of prey) BDB: griffon-vulture Usage: eagle.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Listed among unclean birds of prey in dietary law
Swift flight illustrating sudden disappearance of riches
Metaphor for enemy's swift attack and dominion over prey
Exemplifies wondrous things through its soaring flight path
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 26 lexical occurrence verses.
Part of These Phrases
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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