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נשיא

  • /naˈsi/ Modern Israeli

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Literally "lifted up" or "exalted", metaphorically referring to the higher status of a ruler.

noun נָשִׂיא · nasí' · נְשִׂיאִים · נְשִׂיא־ · נְשִׂיאֵי־ · נְשִׂיאָה

  1. A president: a head of state in various forms of government.
  2. historical A prince: the head or ruler of a nation or tribe. וַיַּרְא אֹתָהּ שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמוֹר הַחִוִּי נְשִׂיא הָאָרֶץ וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ וַיְעַנֶּהָ׃
  3. historical A chairman, a head; especially, the "prince" (head) of the Sanhedrin.
  4. construct, singular singular construct state form of נָשִׂיא
  5. obsolete, poetic a cloud נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן; אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת שָׁקֶר.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נשיא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}