BDB4964
נָגִיד noun masculine leader (literally probably one in front), ruler, prince; — absolute ׳ נ 1Sam 9:16 + 31 t.; construct (נְגִד) נְגִיד 2Kgs 20:5 + 6 t.; plural נְגִידִים Job 29:10 + 3 t.; נְגִידֵי 2Chr 35:8 — ruler, prince Ps 76:13; Prov 28:16; Job 29:10; Job 31:37 (in simile). Especially
1. of king of Israel: of Saul עַל
׳
מָשַׁח לְנ (+ accusative of person), 1Sam 9:16 (subject prophet), compare of Solomon, subject people, 1Chr 29:22;
1Chr 10:1
(subject ׳
י); of David עַל
׳
צִוָּהוּ לְנ
1Sam 13:14;
1Sam 25:30,
עַל צִוָּהוּ
׳
נ
2Sam 6:21 (in
these ׳
י subject), על
׳
היה לנ
2Sam 5:2, על
׳
היה נ
2Sam 7:8; 1Chr 11:2; 1Chr 17:7 compare
also 1Chr 5:2; 2Chr 6:5 of David also
׳
לְ
׳
נָתַן נ
Isa 55:4 of
Solomon צִוָּה אֹתוֺ
על
׳
לִהְיוֺת נ
1Kgs 1:35 (
׳
י subject); of Jeroboam על
׳
נתן נ ( + accusative of person) 1Kgs 14:7 (׳
י subject); so 1Kgs 16:2 of Baasha; of Hezekiah עַָמִּי
׳
נְ
2Kgs 20:5
הֶעֱמִיד
בְּאֶחָיו
׳
לְנ ( + accusative of person) 2Chr 11:22 (of Abijah, subject Rehob.); of Judah 1Chr 28:4.
2. of a foreign ruler or prince
Ezek 28:2; Dan 9:25; Dan 9:26.
3. the title of some high official connected with the temple Jer 20:1 (of Pashhur) וְהוּא פָקִיד נָגִיד
׳
בבית י and he was prince-overseer in, etc. (for ׳
פ see Jer 29:26); hence בית האלהים
׳
נ
1Chr 9:11; 2Chr 31:13;
2Chr 35:8 (three
׳
ה
׳
נגידי ב, including the high-priest), Neh 11:11 of high-priest Dan 11:22
׳
בְּרִית נ.
4.
ruler in other capacities (late): of tribe 1Chr 27:16; 2Chr 19:11 of Korahites 2Chr 9:20 of Aaronite warriors
2Chr 12:27
of division of army 1Chr 13:1; 1Chr 27:4; 2Chr 11:11 (commandant of fortress), 2Chr 32:21 (in Assyrian
army: || שַׂר); of temple-treasuries 1Chr 26:24, compare 2Chr 31:12
הבית
׳
נ
2Chr 28:7
(i.e. of palace?).
5.
princely thimgs, plural abstract Prov 8:6.