מְנַצְּחִ֖ים
𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇𐤉𐤌
nâtsach
overseers
To oversee, direct, or have charge over some activity or group, particularly in contexts of leadership, supervision, or management; to act as supervisor, superintendent, or overseer. In later usage, particularly in Psalms, denotes the leader or director of musical worship. The core semantic range involves exercising authority, guiding a process or performance, and sometimes ensuring continuity or enduring quality; by extension, can refer to persistence or lastingness in poetic or abstract usage.
2 Chronicles 2:17 · Word #14
Lexicon H5329
| Lemma | נָצַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤑𐤇 |
| Transliteration | nâtsach |
| Strong's | H5329 |
| Definition | To oversee, direct, or have charge over some activity or group, particularly in contexts of leadership, supervision, or management; to act as supervisor, superintendent, or overseer. In later usage, particularly in Psalms, denotes the leader or director of musical worship. The core semantic range involves exercising authority, guiding a process or performance, and sometimes ensuring continuity or enduring quality; by extension, can refer to persistence or lastingness in poetic or abstract usage. |
Morphology HVprmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | overseers |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5329-04
the overseeing ones
| Morphological Notes | Piel active participle, masculine plural absolute from נצח. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel active participle masculine plural denotes those actively exercising oversight or direction. "The overseeing ones" preserves the intensive supervisory nuance of the Piel stem and reflects the masculine plural participial form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the overseeing ones
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'The overseeing ones' is a literal, participial rendering and fits the context for those acting as overseers. |