לְ/נָשִׂ֤יא — Numbers 17:21 Hebrew Word Study

לְ/נָשִׂ֤יא

𐤋/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀

lenasi-2

for the leader

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.

H5387

Numbers 17:21 · Word #14

Lexicon `H5387`

Lemma	נָשִׂיא
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀
Transliteration	nâsîyʼ
Strong's	H5387
In-context	for the leader

Morphology `HR/Ncmsa` 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	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H5387-04`

for the lifted-up prince

Root	נשא (n-ś-ʾ)
Core Meanings	to lift, carry, bear, raise up, exalt
Semantic Range	prince, leader, chief, ruler, tribal head, captain; figuratively something lifted up such as a cloud or rising vapor
Conceptual Significance	נָשִׂיא designates one elevated in status within the covenant community—often a tribal leader or ruler—emphasizing authority as something conferred or "lifted up." The term reflects the biblical concept that leadership is a position of elevation and responsibility granted under divine sovereignty.
Morphological Notes	Preposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to a masculine singular common noun in the absolute state (נָשִׂיא). No article; singular and masculine in form.
Rendering Rationale	The noun נָשִׂיא derives from the root נשא, "to lift" or "to exalt," and literally denotes one who is lifted up. Rendering it "lifted-up prince" preserves this root imagery while reflecting the masculine singular noun. The prefixed לְ preposition is represented by "for," matching the form לְנָשִׂיא ("for/to a lifted-up prince").

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

Words from Root נשא (to lift, carry, bear, raise up, exalt)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4853-01`	bemasa	in a burden-load
`H5375-01`	benasei	in my lifting up
`H5375-02`	biseet	in lifting up
`H5375-03`	enase	I will be lifted up
`H5375-04`	esa	I will lift up
`H5375-05`	esaenu	I will lift him up
`H4853-02`	hamasa	the lifted-burden
`H5387-01`	hanasi	the lifted-up one
`H5387-02`	hanesiim	the lifted-up ones
`H5375-06`	hanesuim	the borne ones
`H5375-07`	hanisaot	the lifted-up ones
`H5375-08`	hanose	the one lifting up
`H5375-09`	hanoseim	the bearers
`H5375-10`	hayisa	Will he lift up?
`H5375-11`	hinase	Lift up!
`H5375-12`	hitenase	he lifted himself up
`H5375-13`	kineso	when lifting up
`H5387-03`	lanasi	to the lifted-up one
`H5375-14`	laset	to lift up / to bear
`H4853-03`	lemasa	a lifted burden
`H5375-15`	lemaseot	for liftings
`H5375-16`	lenose	to a bearing-one (masculine singular)
`H4853-04`	masa	a lifted-burden
`H4853-05`	masaam	their burden-load
`H4853-06`	masao	his carried-burden
`H4864-01`	maseat	lifting-of
`H4864-02`	maseet	a lifting-up
	maseot	liftings-up
`H5375-17`	menaseim	those who lift up
`H5375-18`	mineso	from bearing
`H5375-19`	nasa	he lifted up
`H5375-20`	nasata	you have lifted up
`H5375-21`	nasatah	you have lifted up
`H5375-22`	nasati	I have lifted
`H5375-23`	naseah	she lifted up
`H5375-24`	naseu	they lifted up
`H5387-05`	nasi	exalted one
`H5375-25`	naso	lifting up
`H5375-26`	nesa	you have lifted up
`H5375-27`	nesaakha	he has lifted you up
`H5375-28`	nesaateni	she lifted me
`H5375-29`	nesah	Lift up!
`H5375-30`	nesao	he lifted him up
`H5375-31`	nesatani	you have borne me up
`H5375-32`	nesatem	you all have lifted up
`H5375-33`	nesatim	you have lifted them up
`H5387-06`	nesi	exalted-one (masculine singular; in construct, "exalted-one of …")
`H5387-07`	nesiay	my lifted-up ones
`H5387-08`	nesiehem	their exalted ones
`H5387-09`	nesiey	exalted ones of
`H5387-10`	nesieyha	her lifted-up ones
`H5387-11`	nesieyhem	their lifted-up ones
`H5387-12`	nesiim	exalted ones
`H5375-34`	neso	to lift up / to bear
`H5375-35`	nesu	lifted-up (one)
`H5375-36`	nesuy	lifted-of
`H5375-37`	nisa	he was lifted up
`H5375-38`	nisaah	she was lifted up
`H5375-39`	nise	he was lifted up
`H5375-40`	niseo	he lifted him up
`H5375-41`	niset	she was lifted up
`H5375-42`	nose	he who lifts up / bears
`H5375-43`	noseet	bearing of
`H5375-44`	noseey	bearers of
`H5375-45`	noseim	the bearers
`H5375-46`	noseot	female bearers
`H5375-47`	noset	bearing (feminine singular)
`H5375-48`	nshy	lifters-of (masculine plural construct); he lifted me
`H5375-49`	sa	Lift up!
`H5375-50`	saehu	Lift him up
`H5375-51`	sauni	Lift me up
`H5375-52`	seet	lifting-up
`H5375-53`	seeti	he has lifted me up
`H5375-54`	seeto	his lifting-up
`H5375-55`	sei	Lift up (you, feminine singular)!
`H5375-56`	seu	Lift up, you (masculine plural)!
`H5375-57`	shy	Lift up (you, woman)!
`H5375-58`	tinasenah	they (fem.) will be lifted up
`H5375-59`	tinaseu	you (masculine plural) shall be lifted up
`H5375-60`	tisa	you will lift up
`H5375-61`	tisaem	she will lift them
`H5375-62`	tisaeni	you lift me up
`H5375-63`	tisau	you shall lift up
`H5375-64`	tisaun	you men will lift up
`H5375-65`	tisei	you (feminine) will lift up / bear
`H5375-66`	tiseu	you all will lift up / bear
`H5375-67`	tiseynah	you women will lift up / bear
`H5375-68`	titenase	she will lift herself up
`H5375-69`	titenaseu	you men lift yourselves up
`H4853-07`	umasa	and Lifting-Burden
`H5375-70`	unesaakha	and he has lifted you up
`H5375-71`	unesao	and he lifted him up
`H5375-72`	unesatani	and you have lifted me
`H5375-73`	unesatem	and you lifted up
`H5375-74`	unesaum	and they lifted them up
`H5387-13`	unesi	and lifted-one of
`H5387-14`	unesiey	and the exalted-ones of
`H5375-75`	unesu	and lifted-up (one) of
`H5375-76`	usei	and lift up! (you, feminine singular)
`H5375-77`	uvehinase	and when being lifted up
`H5375-78`	uvehinaseam	and in their being lifted up
`H5375-79`	uviseet	and in lifting up
`H5375-80`	vaesa	and I lifted up
`H5375-81`	vatisa	and she lifted up
`H5375-82`	vatisaehu	and she lifted him up
`H5375-83`	vatisaeni	and she lifted me up
`H5375-84`	vatisenah	and they lifted up
`H5375-85`	vayenaseehu	and he lifted him up
`H5375-86`	vayenaseem	and he lifted them up
`H5375-87`	vayinase	and he was lifted up
`H5375-88`	vayisa	and he lifted up
`H5375-89`	vayisaeha	and he lifted her
`H5375-90`	vayisaehu	and he lifted him up
`H5265-06`	vayisaem	and he lifted them up
`H5375-91`	vayisauhu	and they lifted him up
`H5375-92`	vayisaum	and they lifted them up
`H5375-93`	veesa	and I will lift up
`H5375-94`	veesaenu	and I will lift him up
`H5387-15`	vehanasi	and the lifted-up one
`H5387-16`	vehanesiim	and the exalted ones
`H5375-95`	vehanisaim	and the lifted-up ones
`H5375-96`	vehanose	and the one who bears
`H5375-97`	vehanoseim	and the bearers
`H5375-98`	vehinaseu	and be lifted up, you men
`H5375-99`	vehisiu	and they caused to lift up
`H5375-100`	vehitenase	in lifting yourself up
`H5387-17`	velanasi	and to the lifted-up one
`H5375-101`	velaset	and to lift up
`H5375-102`	venasa	and he lifted up
`H5375-103`	venasata	and you shall lift up
`H5375-104`	venasati	and I will lift up
`H5375-105`	venaseem	and you have lifted them up
`H5375-106`	venaseu	and they lifted up
`H5375-107`	venasha	and he lifted up
`H5387-18`	venasi	and a lifted-one
`H5375-108`	venisa	and he was lifted up
`H5375-109`	veniseu	and they were borne up
`H5375-110`	venose	and bearing
`H5375-111`	venoseim	and those bearing
`H5375-112`	vesa	and you will lift up
`H5375-113`	vetinase	and she will be lifted up
`H5375-114`	vetisa	and you (masculine singular) will lift up
`H5375-115`	vetisenah	and they will lift up
`H5375-116`	veyisauhu	and they will lift him up
`H5377-01`	yashi	he causes to stray
`H5377-02`	yashiakha	he will cause you (masculine singular) to go astray
`H5375-117`	yenaseuhu	they will bear him up
`H5375-118`	yinase	he will be lifted up
`H5375-119`	yinaseu	they will be lifted up
`H5375-120`	yinasu	they will be lifted up
`H5375-121`	yisa	he will lift up
`H5375-122`	yisaakha	he will lift you up
`H5375-123`	yisaehu	he will lift him
`H5375-124`	yisaenah	he will lift her up
`H5375-125`	yisaeni	he will lift me up
`H5375-126`	yisauhu	they will lift him up
`H5375-127`	yisaum	they lift them up
`H5375-128`	yisaunekha	they will lift you up
`H5375-129`	yisaunu	they will lift us up
`H5375-130`	yiseu	they shall lift up / they shall bear
`H5375-131`	yitenasa	he lifts himself 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
Genesis 34:2	נְשִׂ֣יא	nesi	prince
Exodus 16:22	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	rulers of
Exodus 22:27	וְ/נָשִׂ֥יא	venasi	or ruler
Exodus 34:31	הַ/נְּשִׂאִ֖ים	hanesiim	the rulers
Exodus 35:27	וְ/הַ/נְּשִׂאִ֣ם	vehanesiim	And the leaders
Leviticus 4:22	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	a leader
Numbers 1:16	נְשִׂיאֵ֖י	nesiey	princes
Numbers 1:44	וּ/נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	unesiey	and the princes of
Numbers 2:3	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	And the leader
Numbers 2:5	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the leader
Numbers 2:7	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the prince
Numbers 2:10	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the captain
Numbers 2:12	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the prince
Numbers 2:14	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the leader
Numbers 2:18	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the leader
Numbers 2:20	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the prince
Numbers 2:22	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the captain
Numbers 2:25	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the leader
Numbers 2:27	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and-the-leader
Numbers 2:29	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the leader of
Numbers 3:24	וּ/נְשִׂ֥יא	unesi	and the leader
Numbers 3:30	וּ/נְשִׂ֥יא	unesi	prince
Numbers 3:32	וּ/נְשִׂיא֙	unesi	and the chief
Numbers 3:32	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	of the chiefs
Numbers 3:35	וּ/נְשִׂ֤יא	unesi	And the leader
Numbers 4:34	וּ/נְשִׂיאֵ֥י	unesiey	and-princes-of
Numbers 4:46	וּ/נְשִׂיאֵ֥י	unesiey	and the leaders of
Numbers 7:2	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	the leaders of
Numbers 7:2	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey-2	the leaders of
Numbers 7:3	הַ/נְּשִׂאִ֖ים	hanesiim	of the leaders
Numbers 7:10	הַ/נְּשִׂאִ֗ים	hanesiim	the leaders
Numbers 7:10	הַ/נְּשִׂיאִ֛ם	hanesiim-2	the leaders
Numbers 7:11	נָשִׂ֨יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:11	נָשִׂ֤יא	nasi-2	leader
Numbers 7:18	נְשִׂ֖יא	nesi	leader of
Numbers 7:24	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:30	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:36	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:42	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:48	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:54	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	prince
Numbers 7:60	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:66	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:72	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:78	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 7:84	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	leaders_of
Numbers 10:4	הַ/נְּשִׂיאִ֔ים	hanesiim	the princes
Numbers 13:2	נָשִׂ֥יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 16:2	נְשִׂיאֵ֥י	nesiey	leaders of
Numbers 17:17	נְשִֽׂיאֵ/הֶם֙	nesiehem	their leaders
Numbers 17:21	נְשִֽׂיאֵי/הֶ֡ם	nesieyhem	their leaders
Numbers 17:21	לְ/נָשִׂ֨יא	lenasi	for the leader
Numbers 17:21	לְ/נָשִׂ֤יא	lenasi-2	for the leader
Numbers 25:14	נְשִׂ֥יא	nesi	a leader
Numbers 25:18	נְשִׂ֤יא	nesi	leader
Numbers 27:2	הַ/נְּשִׂיאִ֖ם	hanesiim	the leaders
Numbers 31:13	נְשִׂיאֵ֥י	nesiey	princes of
Numbers 32:2	נְשִׂיאֵ֥י	nesiey	the leaders of
Numbers 34:18	וְ/נָשִׂ֥יא	venasi	and a leader
Numbers 34:18	נָשִׂ֥יא	nasi	leader
Numbers 34:22	נָשִׂ֑יא	nasi	a leader
Numbers 34:23	נָשִׂ֑יא	nasi	a prince
Numbers 34:24	נָשִׂ֑יא	nasi	a leader
Numbers 34:25	נָשִׂ֑יא	nasi	prince
Numbers 34:26	נָשִׂ֑יא	nasi	a leader
Numbers 34:27	נָשִׂ֑יא	nasi	a-prince
Numbers 34:28	נָשִׂ֑יא	nasi	a prince
Numbers 36:1	הַ/נְּשִׂאִ֔ים	hanesiim	the leaders
Joshua 9:15	נְשִׂיאֵ֖י	nesiey	the leaders of
Joshua 9:18	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	leaders-of
Joshua 9:18	הַ/נְּשִׂיאִֽים	hanesiim	the-leaders
Joshua 9:19	הַ/נְּשִׂיאִים֙	hanesiim	the leaders
Joshua 9:21	הַ/נְּשִׂיאִ֖ים	hanesiim	the princes
Joshua 9:21	הַ/נְּשִׂיאִֽים	hanesiim-2	the princes
Joshua 13:21	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	princes
Joshua 17:4	הַ/נְּשִׂיאִים֙	hanesiim	the leaders
Joshua 22:14	נְשִׂאִים֙	nesiim	princes
Joshua 22:14	נָשִׂ֨יא	nasi	chief
Joshua 22:14	נָשִׂ֤יא	nasi-2	chief
Joshua 22:30	וּ/נְשִׂיאֵ֨י	unesiey	and the leaders of
Joshua 22:32	וְ/הַ/נְּשִׂיאִ֡ים	vehanesiim	and the leaders
1 Kings 8:1	נְשִׂיאֵ֨י	nesiey	princes
1 Kings 11:34	נָשִׂ֣יא	nasi	ruler
Jeremiah 10:13	נְשִׂאִ֖ים	nesiim	vapors
Jeremiah 51:16	נְשִׂאִ֖ים	nesiim	vapors
Ezekiel 7:27	וְ/נָשִׂיא֙	venasi	and the prince
Ezekiel 12:10	הַ/נָּשִׂ֞יא	hanasi	the prince
Ezekiel 12:12	וְ/הַ/נָּשִׂ֨יא	vehanasi	and-the-prince
Ezekiel 19:1	נְשִׂיאֵ֖י	nesiey	the princes of
Ezekiel 21:17	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	princes
Ezekiel 21:30	נְשִׂ֖יא	nesi	prince
Ezekiel 22:6	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	the princes of
Ezekiel 26:16	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	princes of
Ezekiel 27:21	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	princes of
Ezekiel 30:13	וְ/נָשִׂ֥יא	venasi	and-prince
Ezekiel 32:29	נְשִׂיאֶ֔י/הָ	nesieyha	her princes
Ezekiel 34:24	נָשִׂ֣יא	nasi	prince
Ezekiel 37:25	נָשִׂ֥יא	nasi	prince
Ezekiel 38:2	נְשִׂ֕יא	nesi	prince
Ezekiel 38:3	נְשִׂ֕יא	nesi	prince
Ezekiel 39:1	נְשִׂ֕יא	nesi	chief
Ezekiel 39:18	נְשִׂיאֵ֥י	nesiey	princes
Ezekiel 44:3	הַ/נָּשִׂ֗יא	hanasi	the prince
Ezekiel 44:3	נָ֥שִׂיא	nasi	prince
Ezekiel 45:7	וְ/לַ/נָּשִׂ֡יא	velanasi	and to the prince
Ezekiel 45:8	נְשִׂיאַ/י֙	nesiay	my princes
Ezekiel 45:9	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nesiey	princes-of
Ezekiel 45:16	לַ/נָּשִׂ֖יא	lanasi	for the prince
Ezekiel 45:17	הַ/נָּשִׂ֣יא	hanasi	the prince
Ezekiel 45:22	הַ/נָּשִׂיא֙	hanasi	the prince
Ezekiel 46:2	הַ/נָּשִׂ֡יא	hanasi	the-prince
Ezekiel 46:4	הַ/נָּשִׂ֖יא	hanasi	the prince
Ezekiel 46:8	הַ/נָּשִׂ֑יא	hanasi	the prince
Ezekiel 46:10	וְֽ/הַ/נָּשִׂ֑יא	vehanasi	And the prince
Ezekiel 46:12	הַ/נָּשִׂ֨יא	hanasi	the prince
Ezekiel 46:16	הַ/נָּשִׂ֤יא	hanasi	the-prince
Ezekiel 46:17	לַ/נָּשִׂ֑יא	lanasi	to the prince
Ezekiel 46:18	הַ/נָּשִׂ֜יא	hanasi	the prince
Ezekiel 48:21	לַ/נָּשִׂ֣יא	lanasi	to-the-prince
Ezekiel 48:21	לַ/נָּשִׂ֑יא	lanasi-2	for-the-prince
Ezekiel 48:22	לַ/נָּשִׂ֖יא	lanasi	belongs to the prince
Ezekiel 48:22	לַ/נָּשִׂ֖יא	lanasi-2	for the prince
Psalms 135:7	נְשִׂאִים֮	nesiim	vapors
Proverbs 25:14	נְשִׂיאִ֣ים	nesiim	clouds
Ezra 1:8	הַ/נָּשִׂ֖יא	hanasi	the prince
1 Chronicles 2:10	נְשִׂ֖יא	nesi	leader
1 Chronicles 4:38	נְשִׂיאִ֖ים	nesiim	leaders
1 Chronicles 5:6	נָשִׂ֖יא	nasi	prince
1 Chronicles 7:40	הַ/נְּשִׂיאִ֑ים	hanesiim	of the princes
2 Chronicles 1:2	נָשִׂ֥יא	nasi	leader
2 Chronicles 5:2	נְשִׂיאֵ֧י	nesiey	chiefs

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Lexicon H5387

Morphology HR/Ncmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H5387-04

Words from Root נשא (to lift, carry, bear, raise up, exalt)

Word Usage (134 occurrences of H5387)

Lexicon `H5387`

Morphology `HR/Ncmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H5387-04`