Words the Bible translates as leader
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- roshרֹאשׁhead: the head on a body, and from that picture the top of a thing, the person in charge, the start of something, the choicest part, and the total of a count.
- hēgeomaiἡγέομαιto lead a community: to go in front of others as their guide and head
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- to consider: to reach a deliberate, weighed verdict about the worth or truth of something
- nasiנָשִׂיאa leader: one lifted up over others to rule, represent, or speak for them
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- rising mist: vapor or clouds that lift up from the earth
- nagidנָגִידa leader: the one placed out front and at the head of others, with the authority to direct them
- qatsinקָצִיןcommander: the person put in charge of a group, whose decision settles what it does
- hodēgosὁδηγόςa guide: one who goes ahead to show the way, whether leading travelers along a road or leading others in how they should live
- parahפֶּרַעleadernot studied yet
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