נֵס noun [masculine] standard, ensign, signal, sign (Late Hebrew id., flag, usually sign, i.e. miracle; ᵑ7 נֵס, נִסָּא sign, miracle); — ׳נ absolute Numbers 21:8 +; construct Isaiah 11:10; suffix נִסִּי Exodus 17:15; Isaiah 49:22; —

1. a. standard, as rallying-point, נִסִּי ׳י Exodus 17:15 (E), ׳י my standard (name of altar); conspicuously set on hill Isaiah 30:17 (simile of solitariness; "" תֹּרֶן עַלרֿאֹשׁ הָהָר); signal of war [see Schumacher^{ZPV ix. 232, Across the Jordan, 104 f.}] (especially to the nations, for destruction or deliverance of Judah, Isaiah Jeremiah), לַגּוֺיִם ׳נָשָׂא נ Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 11:12; compare Isaiah 18:3 (on mountains, "" תָּקַע שׁוֺפָר); אֶלעַֿמִּים ׳אָרִים נ Isaiah 49:22 ("" אֶשָּׂא אֶלגּֿוֺיִם יָדִי), — in all these subject ׳י; compare עֹמֵד לְנֵס עַמִּים Isaiah 10:11 (of Messianic king); ׳שְׂאוּ נ Isaiah 13:2 (on mountain), Jeremiah 50:2; Jeremiah 51:12 (with אֶלֿ against), Jeremiah 51:27 ("" תִּקְעוּ שׁוֺפָר בַּגּוֺיִם), עַלעַֿמִּים ׳הָרִימוּ נ Isaiah 62:10, compare Jeremiah 4:21 ("" קוֺל שׁוֺפָר); לְהִתְנוֺסֵס ׳נָתַתָּהנ֗֗֗ Psalm 60:6 thou hast set a standard (only) for fleeing.

b. signal, צִיּ֫וֺנָה ׳שְׂאוּ נ Jeremiah 4:6 (i.e. to direct refugees to Zion).

2 standard, as pole, supporting serpent of bronze Numbers 21:8,9 (JE).

3. a. ensign, signal, שֵׁשׁמִ֗֗֗מִּצְרַיִם הָיָה מִפְרָשֵׁךְ לִהְיוֺת לָךְ לְנֵס Ezekiel 27:7 byssus from Egypt was thy sail, to serve thee for an ensign (so DaToy; on lack of pennon on ancient ships see Co; > strike out Co Berthol); so

b. (since sails were the only ensign) = sail Isaiah 33:23 (Che Di and others; > pennon Ges Hi Ew De Du).

4 sign (compare Late Hebrew) = warning Numbers 26:10 (P).

הַנֵּ֑ס הנס וְכַנֵּ֖ס וכנס לְנֵ֑ס לְנֵ֣ס לְנֵֽס׃ לנס לנס׃ מִנֵּ֖ס מנס נִסִּ֑י נִסִּֽי׃ נֵ֑ס נֵ֔ס נֵ֖ס נֵ֗ס נֵ֣ס נֵ֤ס נֵּ֑ס נֵּ֭ס נֵס֙ נס נסי נסי׃ han·nês hanNes hannês lə·nês leNes lənês min·nês minNes minnês Nes nês nis·sî nisSi nissî vechanNes wə·ḵan·nês wəḵannêsInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts