Word Study · Strong's H5251 · Hebrew
נֵס
nes
nace
Strong's 1890 spelling: nêç
“a flag”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token
Rendered in the KJV as
banner, pole, sail, (en-) sign, standard.
- 21occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 21 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- נֵ֔ס3
- נֵ֤ס2
- נֵ֣ס2
- הַנֵּ֑ס1
- וְכַנֵּ֖ס1
- לְנֵ֣ס1
- לְנֵ֑ס1
- לְנֵֽס׃1
- מִנֵּ֖ס1
- נֵ֑ס1
- נֵס֙1
- נֵ֖ס1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 10
- a standard12
- [is] standard my1
- [the] sail1
- and like the standard1
- for a standard of1
- from a standard1
- into a sail1
- into a warning sign1
- standard my1
- the standard1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine singular13
- preposition + noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 13
- HR/Ncmsa · 3
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 2
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 21, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 21:8נֵ֑סnesnoun · masculine singularThen the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”here: a standard
- Numbers 21:9הַנֵּ֑סhanesthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.here: the standard
- Numbers 26:10לְנֵֽס׃lenespreposition + noun · masculine singularAnd the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.here: into a warning sign
Psalms1 occurrence
Isaiah10 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:26נֵ֤סnesnoun · masculine singularHe lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!here: a standard
- Isaiah 11:10לְנֵ֣סlenespreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.here: for a standard of
- Isaiah 11:12נֵס֙nesnoun · masculine singularHe will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.here: a standard
- Isaiah 13:2נֵ֔סnesnoun · masculine singularRaise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.here: a standard
- Isaiah 18:3נֵ֤סnesnoun · masculine singularAll you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it.here: a standard
- Isaiah 30:17וְכַנֵּ֖סvekhanesconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularA thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.here: and like the standard
- Isaiah 31:9מִנֵּ֖סminespreposition + noun · masculine singularTheir rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.here: from a standard
- Isaiah 33:23נֵ֔סnesnoun · masculine singularYour ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.here: [the] sail
- Isaiah 49:22נִסִּ֑יnisinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThis is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.here: standard my
- Isaiah 62:10נֵ֖סnesnoun · masculine singularGo out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!here: a standard
Jeremiah5 occurrences
- Jeremiah 4:6נֵ֣סnesnoun · masculine singularRaise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.here: a standard
- Jeremiah 4:21נֵּ֑סnesnoun · masculine singularHow long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?here: a standard
- Jeremiah 50:2נֵ֔סnesnoun · masculine singular“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’here: a standard
- Jeremiah 51:12נֵ֗סnesnoun · masculine singularRaise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.here: a standard
- Jeremiah 51:27נֵ֣סnesnoun · masculine singular“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.here: a standard