נָגִיד noun masculine leader (literally probably one in front), ruler, prince; — absolute ׳נ 1 Sam 9,16 + 31 t.; construct (נְגִד) נְגִיד 2 Kong 20,5 + 6 t.; plural נְגִידִים Job 29,10 + 3 t.; נְגִידֵי 2 Kron 35,8 — ruler, prince Sl 76,13; Ord 28,16; Job 29,10; Job 31,37 (in simile). Especially
1. of king of Israel: of Saul
עַל ׳מָשַׁח לְנ (+ accusative of person),
1 Sam 9,16 (subject prophet), compare of Solomon, subject people,
1 Kron 29,22;
1 Kron 10,1 (subject
׳י); of David
עַל ׳צִוָּהוּ לְנ 1 Sam 13,14;
1 Sam 25,30,
עַל צִוָּהוּ ׳נ 2 Sam 6,21 (in these
׳י subject),
על ׳היה לנ 2 Sam 5,2,
על ׳היה נ 2 Sam 7,8;
1 Kron 11,2;
1 Kron 17,7 compare also
1 Kron 5,2;
2 Kron 6,5 of David also
׳לְ ׳נָתַן נ Es 55,4 of Solomon
צִוָּה אֹתוֺ על ׳לִהְיוֺת נ 1 Kong 1,35 (
׳י subject); of Jeroboam
על ׳נתן נ ( + accusative of person)
1 Kong 14,7 (
׳י subject); so
1 Kong 16,2 of Baasha; of Hezekiah
עַָמִּי ׳נְ 2 Kong 20,5 הֶעֱמִיד בְּאֶחָיו ׳לְנ ( + accusative of person)
2 Kron 11,22 (of Abijah, subject Rehob.); of Judah
1 Kron 28,4.
3. the title of some high official connected with the temple
Jer 20,1 (of Pashhur)
וְהוּא פָקִיד נָגִיד ׳בבית י and he was
prince-overseer in, etc. (for
׳פ see
Jer 29,26); hence
בית האלהים ׳נ 1 Kron 9,11;
2 Kron 31,13;
2 Kron 35,8 (three
׳ה ׳נגידי ב, including the high-priest),
Neh 11,11 of high-priest
Dan 11,22 ׳בְּרִית נ.
4. ruler in other capacities (late): of tribe
1 Kron 27,16;
2 Kron 19,11 of Korahites
2 Kron 9,20 of Aaronite warriors
2 Kron 12,27 of division of army
1 Kron 13,1;
1 Kron 27,4;
2 Kron 11,11 (commandant of fortress),
2 Kron 32,21 (in Assyrian army: ||
שַׂר); of temple-treasuries
1 Kron 26,24, compare
2 Kron 31,12 הבית ׳נ 2 Kron 28,7 (i.e. of palace?).
5. princely thimgs, plural abstract
Ord 8,6.