What does פָּקִיד · נָגִיד mean in the Bible?
פָּקִיד · נָגִיד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "official, overseer, chief officer".
Hebrew · H6496, H5057
פָּקִיד נָגִיד
A superintendent (civil, military or religious) · a commander (as occupying the front ), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
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פָּקִיד H6496 a superintendent (civil, military or religious)
Pronunciation pāqiyd
Official appointed to oversee administrative duties; connotes delegated authority with accountability for specific charge
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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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What does פָּקִיד נָגִיד (paqidh nagidh) mean in the Bible?
פָּקִיד · נָגִיד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "official, overseer, chief officer".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6496, H5057?
H6496, H5057 is connected to 57 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. official, overseer, chief officer
Strong's H6496, H5057
Lexical occurrences 57 verses Source Gloss
official, overseer, chief officer
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פָּקִיד נָגִיד is built from this root:
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