נָשִׂיא (nâsîyʼ) — Captain
Hebrew word study: נָשִׂיא (nâsîyʼ), Strong's H5387. properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
KJV translation words: captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
Strong's H5387 is tagged on 134 words in 120 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 17:20 and last appears in Ezekiel 48:22.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 120)
- Genesis 17:20 — נְשִׂיאִם — princes
- Genesis 23:6 — נְשִׂיא — are a prince of
- Genesis 25:16 — נְשִׂיאִם — princes
- Genesis 34:2 — נְשִׂיא — the chief of
- Exodus 16:22 — נְשִׂיאֵי — the leaders of
- Exodus 22:28 — וְנָשִׂיא — and a leader
- Exodus 34:31 — הַנְּשִׂאִים — the leaders
- Exodus 35:27 — וְהַנְּשִׂאִם — and the leaders
- Leviticus 4:22 — נָשִׂיא — a leader
- Numbers 1:16 — נְשִׂיאֵי — the leaders of
- Numbers 1:44 — וּנְשִׂיאֵי — and the leaders of
- Numbers 2:3 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:5 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:7 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:10 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:12 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:14 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:18 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:20 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:22 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:25 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:27 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 2:29 — וְנָשִׂיא — and the leader
- Numbers 3:24 — וּנְשִׂיא — and the leader of
- Numbers 3:30 — וּנְשִׂיא — and the leader of
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Named in this entry's derivation: H5375 נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ).
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What does nâsîyʼ (H5387) mean?
Properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist.
How is H5387 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5387 as: captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour..
How often does נָשִׂיא (nâsîyʼ) appear?
Strong's H5387 is tagged on 134 words in 120 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 17:20 and last appears in Ezekiel 48:22.
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