Ezekiel 21:25:4Ezek.21.25.W4TABWLC Ezekiel 21:30
נְשִׂ֖יא
nesi
“prince or leader”
- Transliteration
- ne-SI
- Extended
- neh-SI
- IPA
- /nəˈsiːʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- prince or leader
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ne-SI
- clause
ve-a-TA kha-LAL ra-SHA ne-SI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-TA kha-LAL ra-SHA ne-SI yis-ra-EL a-SHER-ba yo-MO be-ET a-VON KETS
Exegesis
The three descriptors chalal {חָלָ֣ל | ḥā-lāl} ‘profaned’, rasha {רָשָׁע | rā-šāʿ} ‘wicked’, and nesi {נְשִׂיא | nə-śîʾ} ‘prince’ are stacked in apposition, producing a rapid accusatory portrait: status (“prince”) is framed by corruption (defilement and moral evil).
The title nesi yisrael {נְשִׂיא יִשְׂרָאֵל | nə-śîʾ yiśrāʾēl} anchors the accusation in covenant history by naming him as ruler over Israel.
Root and etymology
consonantsNun–Sin–Aleph
“to lift up, exalt”
In context — Ezekiel 21:25
And you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has arrived at the time of iniquity’s end .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 21:25, so the Hebrew word נְשִׂ֖יא (nesi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.21.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.25.W4.S1) and character.