קָצִיןqâtsîyn

chief, ruler

Pronunciation: kaw-tseen' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7101

Meanings

1. chief, commander (Joshua 10:24; Judges 11:6; Judges 11:11)

2. dictator (Isaiah 3:67)

3. more generally, ruler, man in authority (Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah 22:3; Micah 3:1)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 10:24 When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, “Come and put your feet on the kings’ necks.” And they did as they were told.
  • Judges 11:6 The elders said, “Come and be our commander! Help us fight the Ammonites!”
  • Judges 11:11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their ruler and commander of the army. At Mizpah, in the presence of the Lord, Jephthah repeated what he had said to the elders.
  • Proverbs 6:7 Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work,
  • Proverbs 25:15 Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones.
  • Isaiah 1:10 Listen to the Lord, you leaders of “Sodom.” Listen to the law of our God, people of “Gomorrah.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).