Joshua 22:14:6Josh.22.14.W6TAB
נָשִׂ֤יא
nasi
“chief”
- Transliteration
- na-SI
- Extended
- naa-SEE
- IPA
- /naˈsiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- chief
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
na-SI
- phraseyour reading level
na-SI e-KHAD
- clause
va-a-sa-RA ne-si-IM im-MO na-SI e-KHAD na-SI e-KHAD le-VEIT AV le-KOL mat-TOT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-a-sa-RA ne-si-IM im-MO na-SI e-KHAD na-SI e-KHAD le-VEIT AV le-KOL mat-TOT yis-ra-EL ve-ISH ROSH BEIT-a-vo-TAM hei-MAH le-al-FEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
nasi echad {נָשִׂ֨יא אֶחָ֜ד נָשִׂ֤יא אֶחָד֙} expresses one chief per tribe.
Root and etymology
n-s-ʾnun–shin–aleph
“to lift up, to exalt”
In context — Joshua 22:14
With him were ten nesi'im , one chief from each of the tribes of Israel; each man was the head of his father’s household among the thousands of Israel.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 22:14, so the Hebrew word נָשִׂ֤יא (nasi) 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 Josh.22.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.14.W6.S1) and character.