Nagid (נָגִיד) means venerable in Hebrew.
It can also mean authoritarian. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
venerable, authoritarian
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nagid.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חשוב, מכובד, בכיר.
וַיִּשְׁמַע פַּשְׁחוּר בֶּן אִמֵּר הַכֹּהֵן וְהוּא פָקִיד נָגִיד בְּבֵית יְהוָה אֶת יִרְמְיָהוּ נִבָּא אֶת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה.
- 2סמכותי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nagid is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נָגִיד
- Written without vowel points
- נגיד
- Said
- nagid
- Root
- נ־ג־ד
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- נְגִידִים
- Feminine form
- נְגִידָה
- Inflections
- נְגִיד־; נ' נְגִידָה, ר' נְגִידִים
- Gematria
- 67
This is how Nagid is said in other languages.
- English
- venerable, authoritarian
These words mean nearly the same as Nagid.
- שוע
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These words rhyme with Nagid.
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 (נָגִיד) mean in Hebrew?
Nagid (נָגִיד) means venerable and authoritarian. It is said nagid, with the stress on gid.
What is a synonym for Nagid (נָגִיד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nagid (נָגִיד) are שוע.
What rhymes with Nagid (נָגִיד)?
Words that rhyme with Nagid (נָגִיד) include עתיד, תלמיד, יחיד, שריד, פקיד, and גיד.
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.