Strong's Hebrew · H5329
H5329 nâtsach
נָצַח
naw-tsakh'
to conduct
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nâtsach appears 65 times in Scripture, including 1 Chronicles 15:21 and 2 Chronicles 2:2. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
In the King James Version
excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Derivation
a primitive root; also as denominative from H5331 (נֶצַח)
Appears 65 times in Scripture
“In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.”
“Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!”
“Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.”
“So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.”
““Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,”
“So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.”
“And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,”
“were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.”
“And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.”
“In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
