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נֵס H5251

H5251 is the Hebrew word נֵס, transliterated nêç and said nace. The King James Version most often renders it standard.

Word: נֵסTransliteration: nêçSaid: naceLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 19 verses

What it means

a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token.

Where it comes from

from H5264 (נָסַס).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

standard 7×ensign 6×pole 2×banner 2×sail 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: banner, pole, sail, (en-) sign, standard.

Verses using נֵס

All 19 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 21:8 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

Numbers 21:9 · KJV

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

Psalm 60:4 · KJV

Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Isaiah 5:26 · KJV

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

Isaiah 11:10 · KJV

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

Isaiah 11:12 · KJV

And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

Isaiah 13:2 · KJV

Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

Isaiah 18:3 · KJV

All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.

Isaiah 30:17 · KJV

One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

Isaiah 31:9 · KJV

And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 33:23 · KJV

Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

Isaiah 49:22 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

Isaiah 62:10 · KJV

Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

Jeremiah 4:6 · KJV

Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

Jeremiah 4:21 · KJV

How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Jeremiah 50:2 · KJV

Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

Jeremiah 51:12 · KJV

Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:27 · KJV

Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

Ezekiel 27:7 · KJV

Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5251 mean?

H5251 is the Hebrew word נֵס (nêç), meaning a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token.

How is H5251 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it standard (7 times), ensign (6 times), pole (2 times), banner (2 times), sail (2 times).

How many times does H5251 appear in the Bible?

נֵס (nêç) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5251 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5264 (נָסַס).

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