נֵסnêç

Meanings

Same root

• נָסַסnâçaç · H5264to raise a beacon
• יְהֹוָה נִסִּיYᵉhôvâh niççîy · H3071Jehovah-Nissi, a symbolical name of an altar in the Desert
• כֵּסkêç · H3676{a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token}

Where it appears

Appears 21 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 17:15 Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which means “the Lord is my banner”).
• Numbers 21:8 Then the Lord told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!”
• Numbers 21:9 So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!
• Numbers 26:10 But the earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel.
• Psalms 60:4 But you have raised a banner for those who fear you— a rallying point in the face of attack. Interlude
• Isaiah 5:26 He will send a signal to distant nations far away and whistle to those at the ends of the earth. They will come racing toward Jerusalem.