Numbers 13:2:18Num.13.2.W18TAB
נָשִׂ֥יא
nasi
“chief”
- Transliteration
- na-SI
- Extended
- nah-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 va-HEM
- clause
ISH e-KHAD ISH e-KHAD le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV tish-la-KHU KOL na-SI va-HEM
- sentence
she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM ve-ya-TU-ru ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN a-SHER-a-NEE no-TEN liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ISH e-KHAD ISH e-KHAD le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV tish-la-KHU KOL na-SI va-HEM
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect tishlachu {תִּשְׁלָחוּ | tišlāḥû} involves all leaders in the act, and kol nasi bahem {כֹּל נָשִׂיא בָהֶם | kôl nāšîʾ bahem} defines the sent men as authorized princes, underscoring their leadership role.
Root and etymology
RootNun-Shin-Aleph
“to lift, exalt”
In context — Numbers 13:2
Send for yourself men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. From each tribe of his fathers you shall send one man, every one a leader among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Numbers 13:2, so the Hebrew word נָשִׂ֥יא (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 Num.13.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.2.W18.S1) and character.