נְגִ֥יד — 2 Chronicles 31:13 Hebrew Word Study

נְגִ֥יד

𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃

negid

the official

or נָגִד; from נָגַד; a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes; captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.

H5057

2 Chronicles 31:13 · Word #21

Lexicon `H5057`

Lemma	נָגִיד
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃
Transliteration	nâgîyd
Strong's	H5057
In-context	the official

Morphology `HNcmsc` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 `H5057-05`

front-standing leader of

Root	נגד (n-g-d)
Core Meanings	to be in front, stand before, make known, declare
Semantic Range	leader, ruler, prince, commander, governor, chief official, one appointed to stand before others in authority
Conceptual Significance	נָגִיד often designates a divinely appointed ruler—such as Saul or David—emphasizing not merely political authority but one set before the people by YHWH. The term highlights visible, representative leadership, one who stands at the forefront on behalf of the community under divine commission.
Morphological Notes	Masculine singular noun in the construct state (HNcmsc), indicating possession or relationship with a following noun (“leader of…”).
Rendering Rationale	The noun נָגִיד derives from the root נגד, conveying the idea of standing in front or being set before others. As a masculine singular construct form (cmsc), it denotes "one who stands in front of" someone or something, hence "front-standing leader of," preserving both the spatial-root sense and the construct relationship.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root נגד (to be in front, stand before, make known, declare)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H5046-01`	agid	I will make known openly
`H5046-02`	agidah	Let me make-known
`H5046-03`	agidenu	I will make it manifest to him
`H5046-04`	haged	Make it known!
`H5046-05`	hageyd	Make it openly known!
`H5046-06`	hagidah	Make it known!
`H5046-07`	hagidi	Declare!
`H5046-08`	hagidu	Make it known, you men!
`H5046-09`	hamagid	the one making known
`H5057-01`	hanagid	the one set in front
`H5046-10`	hayagid	will he make known?
`H5046-11`	higadeta	you have made known openly
`H5046-12`	higadetah	you have made known
`H5046-13`	higadeti	I have made known
`H5046-14`	higid	he made known
`H5046-15`	higidah	she made known
`H5046-16`	higidu	they have made it known
`H5046-17`	hugad	it was made known
`H5046-18`	huged	it was made known
`H5048-01`	kenegedo	as his counterpart before him
`H5046-19`	lehagid	to make known openly
`H5046-20`	lemagidey	to proclaimers of
`H5057-02`	lenagid	to a front-set ruler
`H5048-02`	leneged	to the front of
`H5048-03`	lenegedam	in front of them
`H5048-04`	lenegedekha	in front of you
`H5048-05`	lenegedekhem	in front of you (masculine plural)
`H5048-06`	lenegedi	in front of me
`H5048-07`	lenegedo	to what-is-in-front-of him
`H5046-21`	lgyd	to cause to declare openly
`H5057-03`	linegid	to the front-standing leader of
`H5046-22`	magedet	she who makes known
`H5046-23`	magid	one who makes known
`H5046-24`	mehagid	from making known openly
`H5048-08`	mineged	from before
`H5048-09`	minegedi	from in front of me
`H5048-10`	minegedo	from before him
`H5047-01`	naged	he flowed forth
`H5057-04`	nagid	front-set leader
`H5046-25`	nagid	front-standing leader
`H5049-01`	neged	in front of
`H5048-11`	neged	in front of
`H5048-12`	negedah	in front of her
`H5048-13`	negedam	in front of them
`H5048-14`	negedekha	in front of you
`H5048-15`	negedi	in front of me
`H5048-16`	negedo	opposite him
`H5057-06`	negidey	front-standing leaders of
`H5057-07`	negidim	front-standing leaders
`H5046-26`	tagid	you will make known
`H5046-27`	tagidi	you will make known
`H5046-28`	tagidu	you men shall declare openly
`H5046-29`	ulehagid	and to cause to declare openly
`H5057-08`	ulenagid	and to a leader set in front
`H5046-30`	umagid	and the one who makes known
`H5046-31`	vaagid	and I made known openly
`H5046-32`	vanaged	and we caused (it) to be made known
`H5046-33`	vataged	and she made known
`H5046-34`	vayaged	and he made known
`H5046-35`	vayagidu	and they made known
`H5046-36`	vayugad	and it was made known
`H5046-37`	veagidah	and let me make known
`H5046-38`	vehaged	and make known!
`H5046-39`	vehagidu	and you (m.pl.) make known!
`H5046-40`	vehigadeta	and you have made known
`H5046-41`	vehigadetem	and you (masculine plural) caused it to be made known
`H5046-42`	vehigadeti	and I made known
`H5046-43`	vehigid	and he made known
`H5046-44`	vehigidah	and she made it known
`H5046-45`	vehigidu	and they caused to make known
`H5046-46`	vehugad	and it was made known
`H5057-09`	venagid	and a foremost ruler
`H5046-47`	venagidah	and let us make known
`H5046-48`	venagidenu	and we will make it known to him
`H5048-17`	veneged	and in front of
`H5048-18`	venegedam	and in front of them
`H5046-49`	vetageyd	and you shall make known
`H5046-50`	veyaged	and he makes-known
`H5046-51`	veyagedekha	and he will make-known to you
`H5046-52`	veyagidah	and he will make her known
`H5046-53`	veyagideha	and he will make her known
`H5046-54`	veyagidu	and they will make known
`H5046-55`	yageyd	he will make known openly
`H5046-56`	yagid	he makes known
`H5046-57`	yagidu	they will make known openly

Word Usage (44 occurrences of H5057)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
1 Samuel 9:16	לְ/נָגִיד֙	lenagid	to be prince
1 Samuel 10:1	לְ/נָגִֽיד	lenagid	to be ruler
1 Samuel 13:14	לְ/נָגִיד֙	lenagid	to be ruler
1 Samuel 25:30	לְ/נָגִ֖יד	lenagid	as ruler
2 Samuel 5:2	לְ/נָגִ֖יד	lenagid	ruler
2 Samuel 6:21	נָגִ֛יד	nagid	prince
2 Samuel 7:8	נָגִ֔יד	nagid	ruler
1 Kings 1:35	נָגִ֔יד	nagid	ruler
1 Kings 14:7	נָגִ֔יד	nagid	ruler
1 Kings 16:2	נָגִ֔יד	nagid	ruler
2 Kings 20:5	נְגִיד	negid	leader
Isaiah 55:4	נָגִ֥יד	nagid	a leader
Jeremiah 20:1	נָגִ֖יד	nagid	officer
Ezekiel 28:2	לִ/נְגִ֨יד	linegid	to the ruler
Psalms 76:13	נְגִידִ֑ים	negidim	of princes
Proverbs 8:6	נְגִידִ֣ים	negidim	noble things
Proverbs 28:16	נָגִ֗יד	nagid	prince
Job 29:10	נְגִידִ֥ים	negidim	of nobles
Job 31:37	נָ֝גִ֗יד	nagid	prince
Daniel 9:25	נָגִ֔יד	nagid	Prince
Daniel 9:26	נָגִ֤יד	nagid	of the prince
Daniel 11:22	נְגִ֥יד	negid	prince
Nehemiah 11:11	נְגִ֖ד	negid	ruler
1 Chronicles 5:2	וּ/לְ/נָגִ֖יד	ulenagid	and the ruler
1 Chronicles 9:11	נְגִ֖יד	negid	the chief officer
1 Chronicles 9:20	נָגִ֨יד	nagid	was the leader
1 Chronicles 11:2	נָגִ֔יד	nagid	ruler
1 Chronicles 12:28	הַ/נָּגִ֣יד	hanagid	the leader
1 Chronicles 13:1	נָגִֽיד	nagid	leader
1 Chronicles 17:7	נָגִ֔יד	nagid	leader
1 Chronicles 26:24	נָגִ֖יד	nagid	ruler
1 Chronicles 27:4	הַ/נָּגִ֑יד	hanagid	the chief officer
1 Chronicles 27:16	נָגִ֔יד	nagid	leader
1 Chronicles 28:4	לְ/נָגִ֔יד	lenagid	leader
1 Chronicles 29:22	לְ/נָגִ֥יד	lenagid	as ruler
2 Chronicles 6:5	נָגִ֖יד	nagid	ruler
2 Chronicles 11:11	נְגִידִ֔ים	negidim	captains
2 Chronicles 11:22	לְ/נָגִ֣יד	lenagid	ruler
2 Chronicles 19:11	הַ/נָּגִ֤יד	hanagid	the ruler
2 Chronicles 28:7	נְגִ֣יד	negid	the ruler
2 Chronicles 31:12	נָגִיד֙	nagid	overseer
2 Chronicles 31:13	נְגִ֥יד	negid	the official
2 Chronicles 32:21	וְ/נָגִ֣יד	venagid	and leaders
2 Chronicles 35:8	נְגִידֵי֙	negidey	rulers

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Lexicon H5057

Morphology HNcmsc All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H5057-05

Words from Root נגד (to be in front, stand before, make known, declare)

Word Usage (44 occurrences of H5057)

Lexicon `H5057`

Morphology `HNcmsc` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H5057-05`