Jeremiah 20:1:6Jer.20.1.W6TAB
נָגִ֖יד
nagid
“chief”
- Transliteration
- na-GID
- Extended
- naa-GEED
- IPA
- /naːˈɣiːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- chief
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-GID
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU-fa-KID na-GID
- clause
va-yish-MA pash-khur ben-im-MER ha-ko-HEN ve-HU-fa-KID na-GID be-VET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yish-MA pash-khur ben-im-MER ha-ko-HEN ve-HU-fa-KID na-GID be-VET ye-ho-VAH et-yir-me-YA-hu niv-BA et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The title ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | ha-kō-hēn} identifies his Levitical office, while the appositional pair pakid nagid {פָקִיד נָגִיד | pā-qīd nā-gīd} ‘overseer, chief’ intensifies his rank.
Root and etymology
נ־ג־ד
“lead”
In context — Jeremiah 20:1
And Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest and chief officer in the house of the LORD , heard that Jeremiah had prophesied these words .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 20:1, so the Hebrew word נָגִ֖יד (nagid) 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 Jer.20.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.1.W6.S1) and character.