Nâgîyd — H5057

H5057 · Hebrew — נגיד

Pronunciation: naw-gheed'

Other spellings: nâgid נָגִד

Definition

masculine noun

a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes

  1. leader, ruler, captain, prince
    1. ruler, prince
    2. prince-overseer
    3. ruler (in other capacities)
    4. princely things

Usually translated as

ruler, prince, captain, leader, governor, chief, excellent thing, noble

Origin

or nâgid; from H5046

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nâgîyd occurs 44 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (12), 2 Chronicles (9), Nehemiah (1), Job (2), Psalms (1), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1), Daniel (3)

Strong's Lexicon — N