Numbers 7:11:4Num.7.11.W4TAB
נָשִׂ֨יא
nasi
“a leader”
- Transliteration
- na-SI
- Extended
- nah-SEE
- IPA
- /naːˈsiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a leader
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
na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM yak-RI-vu et-kar-ba-NAM la-kha-nu-KAT ham-miz-BEAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM yak-RI-vu et-kar-ba-NAM la-kha-nu-KAT ham-miz-BEAH
Exegesis
The repeated clause nasi echad layom {נָשִׂ֨יא אֶחָד לַיּ֗וֹם | nāsî ʾeḥāḏ layyōm} uses lexical repetition for a distributive schedule, assigning each tribal prince a specific day.
Root and etymology
נ־שׂ־אn-s-aleph
“one lifted up, leader”
In context — Numbers 7:11
And the LORD said to Moses, “One leader per day shall bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 7:11, so the Hebrew word נָשִׂ֨יא (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.7.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.11.W4.S1) and character.