Nagid (נגיד) means chancellor in Hebrew.
It can also mean governor, leader, necromancy, and Ob. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chancellor, governor, leader, necromancy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Nagid.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם העומד בראש גוף או ארגון מסוים, או ממונה על משהו.
וְשִׁמְעִי אָחִיו בְּמִפְקַד יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַעֲזַרְיָהוּ נְגִיד בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִים
- 2מלך, שליט.
יַעַן, אֲשֶׁר הֲרִימֹתִיךָ מִן-הֶעָפָר, וָאֶתֶּנְךָ נָגִיד, עַל עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַתֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ יָרָבְעָם, וַתַּחֲטִא אֶת-עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל
- 3ארכאיעשיר, בדרך כלל בעל השפעה גדולה.
- 4פקיד/ה בכיר/ה, בעל סמכויות במישור הכלכלי-לאומי.
- 5לשון חז"ל, ארמיתאוב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nagid is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נָגִיד
- Written without vowel points
- נגיד
- Said
- nagid
- Root
- נ־ג־ד
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- נְגִידִים
- Feminine form
- נְגִידָה
- Inflections
- ס' נְגִיד־; נ' נְגִידָה, נְגִידַת־; ר' נְגִידִים, נְגִידֵי־
- Gematria
- 67
This is how Nagid is said in other languages.
- English
- chancellor, governor, leader, necromancy, Ob
These words mean nearly the same as Nagid.
- עוצר
- שר
- שליט
- אובseance
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These words rhyme with Nagid.
The word Nagid is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נגיד בנק ישראל
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The word Nagid comes from the root נ־ג־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Nagid in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nagid.
What does Nagid (נגיד) mean in Hebrew?
Nagid (נגיד) means chancellor, governor, and leader. It is said nagid, with the stress on gid.
What is a synonym for Nagid (נגיד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nagid (נגיד) are עוצר, שר, שליט, and אוב.
What rhymes with Nagid (נגיד)?
Words that rhyme with Nagid (נגיד) include עתיד, תלמיד, יחיד, שריד, פקיד, and גיד.
Is Nagid (נגיד) masculine or feminine?
The word Nagid (נגיד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְגִידִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נגיד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.