נגיד

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ג־ד (n-g-d)

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܓܕ (to go before), Ge'ez ነገደ (nägädä, to travel), Classical Syriac ܢܰܓܳܕܰ (nagoda, leader, chief).

Noun

נָגִיד (nagid) m (plural indefinite נְגִידִים, singular construct נְגִיד־) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. a prince, leader, ruler, commander, chief
    • Isaiah 55:4, with translation of the King James Version:
      הֵ֛ן עֵ֥ד לְאוּמִּ֖ים נְתַתִּ֑יו נָגִ֥יד וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה לְאֻמִּֽים
      Hen ed l'umím n'tatív nagíd um'tsáveh l'umím
      See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples

References

Yiddish

Noun

נגיד (ngid) m, plural נגידים (ngidim)

  1. wealthy man, powerful man
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