נְשִׂ֣יא
𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀
nesi
prince
or נָשִׂא; from נָשָׂא; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist; captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
Genesis 34:2 · Word #7
Lexicon H5387
| Lemma | נָשִׂיא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀 |
| Transliteration | nâsîyʼ |
| Strong's | H5387 |
| In-context | prince |
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 H5387-06
exalted-one (masculine singular; in construct, "exalted-one of …")
| Root | נשא (n-ś-ʾ) |
| Core Meanings | to lift, to bear, to carry, to raise, to exalt |
| Semantic Range | prince, chief, ruler, leader of a tribe, captain; by extension something lifted up such as a cloud or rising mist |
| Conceptual Significance | נָשִׂיא denotes one who is "lifted up" above others in status, especially tribal leaders and rulers in Israel. The term emphasizes authority as elevation—one raised up among the people—highlighting the biblical theme that leadership is a matter of being lifted or appointed by God. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the construct state (HNcmsc), indicating a relational form: "exalted-one of …" from the root נשא. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נָשִׂיא derives from the root נשא, "to lift, raise, exalt." Rendering it as "exalted-one" preserves the passive/resultative sense of one who has been lifted up. The morphology (common masculine singular construct) is reflected by the singular masculine form and the note that it stands in construct, meaning "exalted-one of …" when completed by a following noun. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נשא (to lift, to bear, to carry, to raise, to exalt)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
|
baseet | in the lifting-up |
H4853-01 |
bemasa | in a burden-load |
H5375-01 |
benasei | in my lifting up |
Word Usage (134 occurrences of H5387)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 17:20 | נְשִׂיאִם֙ | nesiim | princes |
| Genesis 23:6 | נְשִׂ֨יא | nesi | a mighty prince |
| Genesis 25:16 | נְשִׂיאִ֖ם | nesiim | princes |