נָגִיד

1 Samuel 9:16 לְנָגִיד֙ to ruler

“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”

Here: 'As nagid.' This is the key word choice. God does not say 'king' (melek), the word the people demanded in chapter 8. Nagid means a leader appointed and set in front by someone higher, here by God.

1 Samuel 10:1 לְנָגִֽיד׃ to ruler

Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

Here: “As leader.” Literally, the one placed in front. Samuel uses this word, not *melekh* (“king”), for the man God has picked out to lead. Saul will be publicly made king later (10:24; 11:15).

1 Samuel 13:14 לְנָגִיד֙ to ruler

But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”

Here: 'As nagid,' the leader God has designated. This is the same title Saul received when he was anointed (9:16; 10:1). His title is now being handed to someone else.

1 Samuel 25:30 לְנָגִ֖יד to ruler

When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,

2 Samuel 5:2 לְנָגִ֖יד <into> ruler

Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

Here: 'Into a nagid': a leader designated by God, someone set out in front. It is the title used when God chooses Saul (1 Sam 9:16; 10:1) and David (1 Sam 13:14; 25:30). It puts the stress on divine appointment, not on royal status as such.

2 Samuel 6:21 נָגִ֛יד ruler

But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,

Here: A title for the leader God has designated, used of both Saul and David at their anointing. David answers Michal's 'king of Israel' with a title that makes him YHWH's appointee.

2 Samuel 7:8 נָגִ֔יד ruler

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

Here: The leader Yahweh has appointed, the one placed at the front. The word is deliberately not 'king' (melek). David's authority is delegated, and the people stay Yahweh's.

1 Kings 1:35 נָגִ֔יד ruler

Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”

1 Kings 14:7 נָגִ֔יד a ruler

Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.

1 Kings 16:2 נָגִ֔יד a ruler

“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.

2 Kings 20:5 נְגִיד־ [the] ruler of

“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.

Here: A title for the ruler God has appointed over his people. It was used of Saul, David and Solomon when they were chosen. Here it marks Hezekiah as God's own appointee, not simply a king who happens to be ill.

1 Chronicles 5:2 וּלְנָגִ֖יד and to a leader

And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

Here: 'And as for a leader…' A nagid is a leader placed at the front, in Samuel and Chronicles typically one designated by God. The Chronicler's own usage points to David (1 Chr 11:2; 17:7; 28:4).

1 Chronicles 9:11 נְגִ֖יד [the] leader of

Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;

Here: A leader or chief officer, 'the one in front'. The grammar does not say who holds the title, Azariah or Ahitub. The parallel in Nehemiah 11:11 and most translations give it to the first man named, the present head of the family.

1 Chronicles 9:20 נָגִ֨יד a leader

In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.

Here: An official placed at the head of a group. Here it is a title for a sanctuary office, the chief supervisor of the gatekeepers, not a king or political ruler. It comes first in its clause for emphasis: 'a leader is what he was over them.'

1 Chronicles 11:2 נָגִ֔יד ruler

Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

1 Chronicles 12:27 הַנָּגִ֣יד [was] the leader

including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,

1 Chronicles 13:1 נָגִֽיד׃ leader

Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.

1 Chronicles 17:7 נָגִ֔יד ruler

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

1 Chronicles 26:24 נָגִ֖יד [was the] chief

Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.

1 Chronicles 27:4 הַנָּגִ֑יד [was] the leader

Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.

Here: 'The leader'. Here it is an officer's title, probably a deputy or the officer in charge of the division under the commander. It does not mean a king.

1 Chronicles 27:16 נָגִ֔יד [was] chief

These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;

1 Chronicles 28:4 לְנָגִ֔יד to ruler

Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

Here: The tribe of Judah is appointed as the leading tribe, the 'front' of Israel. The word has strong overtones of a leader appointed by God (it was used of Saul and David when they were designated).

1 Chronicles 29:22 לְנָגִ֥יד to ruler

That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.

Here: 'As nagid,' the leader designated by God to stand at the head of the people. The same title is used for Saul, David and Solomon at their designation (1 Sam 9:16; 2 Sam 5:2; 1 Kgs 1:35). It does not mean 'prince' in the sense of a king's son.

2 Chronicles 6:5 נָגִ֖יד ruler

‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.

2 Chronicles 11:11 נְגִידִ֔ים commanders

He strengthened their fortifications and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.

2 Chronicles 11:22 לְנָגִ֣יד to leader

Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.

2 Chronicles 19:11 הַנָּגִ֤יד the leader

Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”

2 Chronicles 28:7 נְגִ֣יד [the] officer of

Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.

2 Chronicles 31:12 נָגִיד֙ an officer

And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.

2 Chronicles 31:13 נְגִ֥יד [the] ruler of

Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God.

2 Chronicles 32:21 וְנָגִ֣יד and officer

and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

Here: A leader appointed to the front. Here it means a senior military officer.

2 Chronicles 35:8 נְגִידֵי֙ [the] officers of

His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.

Nehemiah 11:11 נְגִ֖ד [the] supervisor of

Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;

Job 29:10 נְגִידִ֥ים nobles

The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

Job 31:37 נָ֝גִ֗יד a chief

I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—

Psalm 76:12 נְגִידִ֑ים rulers

He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.

Here: A man out in front: a ruler, a commander, a high official. Here it means the foreign leaders who marched against Zion. The word is plural, so it means the whole class of such men, not one.

Proverbs 8:6 נְגִידִ֣ים princely things

Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

Here: Normally a noun for a person: the one out in front, a leader or ruler. Here it is plural and refers to things, so it describes Wisdom's words as having the rank of rulers: weighty, lofty, fit for a court. The word is unusual in this sense, and its exact meaning is debated (see debates).

Proverbs 28:16 נָגִ֗יד a ruler

A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.

Isaiah 55:4 נָגִ֥יד a leader

Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.

Here: The title God used when choosing Saul and David: the leader whom God has designated and set 'in front' of his people (1 Sam 13:14; 2 Sam 7:8). Here the sphere is widened from 'over my people Israel' to the peoples.

Jeremiah 20:1 נָגִ֖יד a chief

When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,

Ezekiel 28:2 לִנְגִ֨יד to [the] ruler of

“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

Here: 'To the ruler of'. Nagid is a title for the one at the head, used of Israel's kings (Saul, David, Solomon). Here it means the reigning king of Tyre, not a junior prince.

Daniel 9:25 נָגִ֔יד a prince

Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.

Here: "A leader", standing beside "anointed one" as a second description of the same person. Nagid is used for designated rulers (Saul, David) and also for chief priestly officials.

Daniel 9:26 נָגִ֤יד a prince

Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

Here: 'A leader / ruler'. Verse 25 uses the same word for an anointed figure ('an anointed one, a nagid'). Here it describes a different, hostile ruler. Daniel 11:22 uses nagid again for a 'prince of the covenant' who is swept away.

Daniel 11:22 נְגִ֥יד a prince of

Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.