The meaning of “נֵס”
Understanding nêç reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
banner, pole, sail, (en-) sign, standard. - a flag - also a sail - by implication, a flagstaff - generally a signal - fi...
נֵס
banner, pole, sail, (en-) sign, standard. - a flag - also a sail - by implication, a flagstaff - generally a signal - figuratively, a token 1) something lifted up, standard, signal, signal pole, ensign, banner, sign, sail 1a) standard (as rallying point), signal 1b) standard (pole) 1c) ensign, signal
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:9 | “And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.” Word: נֵס (nêç) | |
| Psalms 60:4 | “Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.” Word: נֵס (nêç) | |
| Isaiah 30:17 | “One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.” Word: נֵס (nêç) | |
| Jeremiah 50:2 | “Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.” Word: נֵס (nêç) | |
| Ezekiel 27:7 | “Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.” Word: נֵס (nêç) |
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