נָצַחnâtsach

נָצַח: be pre-eminent, enduring

Pronunciation: naw-tsakh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5329

Meanings

Niph`al: enduring (Jeremiah 8:5)

Pi`el: = act as overseer, superintendent, director (1 Chronicles 15:21; Habakkuk 3:19; Psalms 4:1)

1. in building temple (2 Chronicles 2:1; 2 Chronicles 2:17; Ezra 3:8)

2. in ministry of house of ׳ י (1 Chronicles 23:4)

3. in liturgical service of song (1 Chronicles 15:21; Habakkuk 3:1-200)

נצח: Hithpa`al: distinguish oneself (Daniel 6:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 65 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the lyres.
  • 1 Chronicles 23:4 Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.
  • 2 Chronicles 2:2 He enlisted a force of 70,000 laborers, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the hill country, and 3,600 foremen.
  • 2 Chronicles 2:18 He assigned 70,000 of them as common laborers, 80,000 as quarry workers in the hill country, and 3,600 as foremen.
  • 2 Chronicles 34:12 The workers served faithfully under the leadership of Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the Merarite clan, and Zechariah and Meshullam, Levites of the Kohathite clan. Other Levites, all of whom were skilled musicians,
  • 2 Chronicles 34:13 were put in charge of the laborers of the various trades. Still others assisted as secretaries, officials, and gatekeepers.
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