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Strong's H5251 נֵס (nec)

Nec means “sail” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5251 — hyperypsoo (“highly exalt”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5251
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 6

Strong's H5251 Quick Answer

Strong's H5251 נֵס (nec) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nec (nace) n-m. 1. a flag 2. (also) a sail It has 21 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include pole, banner, and sail. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nec (nace) n-m. 1. a flag 2. (also) a sail
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pole, banner, and sail

Meaning and Definition

nec (nace) n-m. 1. a flag 2. (also) a sail 3. (by implication) a flagstaff 4. (generally) a signal 5. (figuratively) a token [from H5264] KJV: banner, pole, sail, (en-)sign, standard. Root(s): H5264

Original Word
נֵס
Transliteration
nec
Derivation
First root strongs: 5264
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5251. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5251 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nec, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

banner Psalms 60:4 pole Numbers 21:8 sail Isaiah 33:23

How Strong's H5251 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5251 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5251 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 17:15 KJV

And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

Numbers 21:8 KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

Numbers 21:9 KJV

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5251.

Exodus 17:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
Numbers 21:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
Numbers 21:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Numbers 26:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
Psalms 60:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Isaiah 5:26 Old Testament, KJV
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
Isaiah 11:10 Old Testament, KJV
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
Isaiah 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Isaiah 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
Isaiah 18:3 Old Testament, KJV
All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
Isaiah 30:17 Old Testament, KJV
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
Isaiah 31:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 33:23 Old Testament, KJV
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Isaiah 49:22 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
Isaiah 62:10 Old Testament, KJV
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
Jeremiah 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Jeremiah 4:21 Old Testament, KJV
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Jeremiah 50:2 Old Testament, KJV
Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Jeremiah 51:12 Old Testament, KJV
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah 51:27 Old Testament, KJV
Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.
Ezekiel 27:7 Old Testament, KJV
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5251, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 10 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5251 FAQ

What does nec (נֵס) mean?

Nec (Strong's H5251) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sail". nec (nace) n-m. 1. a flag 2. (also) a sail

How many times is nec (נֵס) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H5251 across 6 books.

Where can I study nec (נֵס) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5251 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nec (נֵס)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pole, banner, and sail. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.