נֵס

1. a. standard, as rallying-point, נִסִּי ׳י 2 Mos 17,15 (E), ׳י my standard (name of altar); conspicuously set on hill Es 30,17 (simile of solitariness; || תֹּרֶן עַלרֿאֹשׁ הָהָר); signal of war [see Schumacher^{ZPV ix. 232, Across the Jordan, 104 f.}] (especially to the nations, for destruction or deliverance of Judah, Isaiah Jeremiah), לַגּוֺיִם ׳נָשָׂא נ Es 5,26; Es 11,12 compare Es 18,3 (on mountains, || תָּקַע שׁוֺפָר); אֶלעַֿמִּים ׳אָרִים נ Es 49,22 (|| אֶשָּׂא אֶלגּֿוֺיִם יָדִי), — in all these subject ׳י; compare עֹמֵד לְנֵס עַמִּים Es 10,11 (of Messianic king); ׳שְׂאוּ נ Es 13,2 (on mountain), Jer 50,2; Jer 51,12 (with אֶלֿ against), vJer 51,27 (|| תִּקְעוּ שׁוֺפָר בַּגּוֺיִם), עַלעַֿמִּים ׳הָרִימוּ נ Es 62,10, compare Jer 4,21 (|| קוֺל שׁוֺפָר); לְהִתְנוֺסֵס ׳נָתַתָּהנ֗֗֗ Sl 60,6 thou hast set a standard (only) for fleeing.
\ \ b. signal, צִיּ֫וֺנָה ׳שְׂאוּ נ Jer 4,6 (i.e. to direct refugees to Zion).

2. standard, as pole, supporting serpent of bronze 4 Mos 21,8; 4 Mos 21,9 (JE).

3. a. ensign, signal, שֵׁשׁמִ֗֗֗מִּצְרַיִם הָיָה מִפְרָשֵׁךְ לִהְיוֺת לָךְ לְנֵס Ezk 27,7 byssus from Egypt was thy sail, to serve thee for an ensign (so DaToy; on lack of pennon on ancient ships see Co; > strike out Co Berthol); so
\ \ b. (since sails were the only ensign) = sail Es 33,23 (Che Di and others; > pennon Ges Hi Ew De Du).

4. sign (compare Late Hebrew) = warning 4 Mos 26,10 (P).