Strong's #5057: nagiyd (pronounced naw-gheed')

or nagid {naw-gheed'}; from 5046; a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes:--captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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nâgı̂yd / nâgid

1) leader, ruler, captain, prince

1a) ruler, prince

1b) prince-overseer

1c) ruler (in other capacities)

1d) princely things

Part of Speech: noun masculine

Relation: from H5046

Usage:

This word is used 44 times:

 

1 Samuel 9:16: "out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel,"
1 Samuel 10:1: "because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?"
1 Samuel 13:14: "after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not"
1 Samuel 25:30: "he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;"
2 Samuel 5:2: "Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel."
2 Samuel 6:21: "me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people"
2 Samuel 7:8: "from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over"
1 Kings 1:35: "in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah."
1 Kings 14:7: "as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people"
1 Kings 16:2: "as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel;"
2 Kings 20:5: "Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith"
1 Chronicles 5:2: "prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)"
1 Chronicles 9:11: "of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;"
1 Chronicles 9:20: "the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with"
1 Chronicles 11:2: "my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people"
1 Chronicles 12:27: "And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;"
1 Chronicles 13:1: "of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader."
1 Chronicles 17:7: "following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:"
1 Chronicles 26:24: "of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures."
1 Chronicles 27:4: "an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four"
1 Chronicles 27:16: "Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri:"
1 Chronicles 28:4: "forever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house"
1 Chronicles 29:22: "king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest."
2 Chronicles 6:5: "there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people"
2 Chronicles 11:11: "the strongholds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine."
2 Chronicles 11:22: "the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king."
2 Chronicles 19:11: "and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's"
2 Chronicles 28:7: "the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king."
2 Chronicles 31:12: "over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next."
2 Chronicles 31:13: "at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God."
2 Chronicles 32:21: "all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria."
2 Chronicles 35:8: "Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests"
Nehemiah 11:11: "of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God."
Job 29:10: " The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth."
Job 31:37: "unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto"
Psalms 76:12: "He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth."
Proverbs 8:6: "Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things."
Proverbs 28:16: " The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong"
Isaiah 55:4: "I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people."
Jeremiah 20:1: "of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard"
Ezekiel 28:2: "Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord"
Daniel 9:25: "Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two"
Daniel 9:26: "be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;"
Daniel 11:22: "from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant."