קָצִין
qâtsîyn · H7101 · Hebrew · 12 occurrences
Meanings
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chief, leader
A person who is acknowledged by a group as having authority over them, to provide leadership, often in battle, and justice
ExamplesJoshua 10:24 When they brought these kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the leaders of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come forward, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and put their feet on their necks.
Judges 11:6 and they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our leader, that we may fight against the sons of Ammon.”
Judges 11:11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and leader over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD at Mizpah.
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- בַּיִתhouse, household 2
- אִישׁman, person, each 1
- סְדֹםSodom 1
- עַםpeople 1
- ךְyour 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- הָלַךְto go, to walk 1
- עָקַשׁto make crooked, to pervert 1
- תַּעָבto abhor 1
What it doesIt is the subject
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- נָדַדto flee 1
- פָּתָהto entice, to deceive 1
- שָׁבַתto cease, to rest, to put an end 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
Second object ofSecond object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שׂוּםto put, to set, to place 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אַיִןthere is no, not 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- לto/for 3
- אֵלto, toward 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- ἀρχηγός archēgós · G747 · initiator, founder, originator
- Greek ἀρχηγός emphasizes the initiating/founding aspect of leadership ('chief leader,' 'originator'), while Hebrew קָצִין denotes appointed authority across military and civil contexts ('captain,' 'ruler,' 'prince'); both share the core semantic field of authoritative leadership roles.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Leaders001001003005
- The word means a ruler or leader, directly illustrated by the leaders of Israel's men of war (Joshua 10:24), Jephthah made "leader" over Gilead (Judges 11:6, 11), and the ant which has "no chief, officer, or ruler" yet still prepares (Proverbs 6:7).
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7101. qatsin קָצִין noun masculineDan 11:18 chief, ruler (properly decider, compare…
קָצִין noun masculineDan 11:18 chief, ruler (properly decider, compare DrDan 11:8); — absolute ׳ק Jdg 11:6 +; construct קְצִּין Isa 3:7; plural construct קְעִינֵי Isaiah 1:40 +; suffix קְצִינַיִח Isa 22:3; —
1 chief, commander in war Jos 10:24 (JE), Jdg 11:6, Jdg 11:11 (|| ראֹשׁ), Dan 11:18.
2 dictator, Isaiah 3:67.
3 more Generally, ruler, man in authority, Isa 1:10; Isa 22:3; Mic 3:1, Mic 3:9; of ants, ק ׳אֵין Pro 6:7 (+משֵׁל שֹׁטֵר,). — Pro 25:15 read probably קֶצֶף (Toy).
קְצָוֺת see קְצָת. above
קצח (√ of following; meaning unknown; Late Hebrew קֶצַח = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic , seeds used for seasoning).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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