Numbers 1:16
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.”
מַטֶּה
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
קָרָא
were those called
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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רֹאשׁ
were the heads of
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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נָשִׂיא
the leaders of
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נָשִׂיא
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
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