5329. natsach
Strong's Lexicon
natsach: To oversee, to lead, to excel, to endure, to be permanent

Original Word: נָצַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: natsach
Pronunciation: naw-tsakh'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-tsakh')
Definition: To oversee, to lead, to excel, to endure, to be permanent
Meaning: to glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "natsach," the concept of leading or overseeing in a musical or worship context can be related to Greek terms such as "proistemi" (G4291), meaning to lead or manage, and "hodegeo" (G3594), meaning to guide or lead the way.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "natsach" primarily conveys the idea of overseeing or leading, often in the context of music or worship. It can also imply excelling or enduring, suggesting a sense of permanence or perpetuity. In the context of the Psalms, it is frequently used in the superscriptions to indicate the role of a director or leader of music.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, music played a significant role in worship and religious ceremonies. The term "natsach" is often associated with the Levitical musicians who were responsible for leading worship in the temple. These musicians were not only skilled in their craft but also held a position of leadership and oversight, ensuring that worship was conducted in an orderly and reverent manner. The enduring nature of "natsach" also reflects the timeless and perpetual nature of worship and praise to God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
preeminent or enduring
NASB Translation
choir director (1), continual (1), lead (1), oversee (3), supervise (2), supervised (1), supervisors (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [נָצַח] verb be pre-eminent, enduring (Ecclus [Pi`el] make brilliant Ecclesiasticus 43:5; Ecclesiasticus 43:13 [?] (compare Oxford ed.xxxiii); Late Hebrew נָצַח conquer, etc.; Phoenician נצח, Aramaic נְצַח, shine, be illustrious, pre-eminent, victorious; Arabic be pure, reliable; Ethiopic be pure, innocent; both classes of meaning probably derived form shine, be bright, brilliant, see also Dr1Samuel 15:29); —

Niph`al Participle active feminine נִצַּ֫חַת Jeremiah 8:5 enduring (מְשֻׁבָה apostasy).

Piel = act as overseer, superintendent, director, only Chronicles and Psalm-titles; — Infinitive לְנַצֵּחַ 1 Chronicles 15:21 4t.; participle לַמְנַצֵּחַ Habakkuk 3:19; Psalm 4:1 54t. Psalms; plural מְנַצְּחִים2Chron 2:1; 2 Chronicles 2:17; 2 Chronicles 34:13; —

1 in building temple 2 Chron 2:1; 2 Chronicles 2:17; Ezra 3:8,9, compare 2Chronicles 34:12,13.

2 in ministry of house of ׳י 1 Chronicles 23:4.

3 in liturgical service of song, עלהֿשׁמינית, over the bass voices, leading them with כִּנֹּרוֺת 1 Chronicles 15:21; לַמְנַצֵּחַ in titles Psalms has probably simile meaning, = musical director or choirmaster; Greek Vrss. of 2nd cent. A.D., Aq Theod Sym, and so Jerome, think of Aramaic victorious, but no clear explanation; ᵐ5 εἰς τὸ τέλος (probably לַמִּנְצָח) follows ordinary meaning of noun נֵצַח, which may be explained in eschatological sense as referring to end of age of world after Euseb Theod; or for full rendering after De; neither satisfactory. Chronicles, near in date, gives the clue which is intrinsically probably: לְ indicates, not assignment (nothing special in these Psalms to suggest it, and assignment of Psalms for such use a matter of course), but that these Psalms were taken by final editor from an older major Psalter known as the Director's Collection, compare the still earlier collections known as (ל)דוד, (ל)אסף, (ל)בני קרח. The 55 Psalms with למנצח were taken 39 from Davidic, 9 from Korahite, and 5 from Asaphic Psalters; only 2anonymous. Habakkuk 3 originally belonged to Director's Psalter. This and other Director's Psalms have musical directions in titles. The Director's Psalter was probably the prayer-book of synagogue of Greek period, presupposed by our Hab., the collection of the twelve Minor Prophets, the prophetic canon, and Daniel (see BrGen. Intr. 123).

[נְצַח] verb Hithpa. distinguish oneself (see Biblical Hebrew I. נצח); — Participle מִתְנַצַּח Daniel 6:4, עַל person

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
excel, chief musician singer, overseer, set forward

A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from netsach), to be permanent -- excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.

see HEBREW netsach

Forms and Transliterations
וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙ וּמְנַצְּחִ֣ים ומנצחים לְנַצֵּ֑חַ לְנַצֵּ֖חַ לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙ לְנַצֵּ֛חַ לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃ לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לַמְנַצֵּ֖חַ לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ ׀ לַמְנַצֵּ֥ח לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ למנצח לנצח לנצח׃ מְנַצְּחִ֖ים מנצחים lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ lam·naṣ·ṣêḥ lamnaṣṣêaḥ lamnaṣṣêḥ lamnatzTzeach lamnatzTzech lə·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ lənaṣṣêaḥ lenatzTzeach mə·naṣ·ṣə·ḥîm mənaṣṣəḥîm menatztzeChim ū·mə·naṣ·ṣə·ḥîm ūmənaṣṣəḥîm umenatztzeChim
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1 Chronicles 15:21
HEB: עַל־ הַשְּׁמִינִ֖ית לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃
NAS: and Azaziah, to lead with lyres
KJV: with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
INT: on the Sheminith to lead

1 Chronicles 23:4
HEB: מֵאֵ֗לֶּה לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙ עַל־ מְלֶ֣אכֶת
NAS: 24000were to oversee the work
KJV: thousand [were] to set forward the work
INT: of which forward and the work

2 Chronicles 2:2
HEB: חֹצֵ֣ב בָּהָ֑ר וּמְנַצְּחִ֣ים עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
NAS: and 3,600 to supervise them.
KJV: and six hundred to oversee them.
INT: to hew the mountain to supervise and and three

2 Chronicles 2:18
HEB: וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת מְנַצְּחִ֖ים לְהַעֲבִ֥יד אֶת־
NAS: and 3,600 supervisors to make the people
KJV: hundred overseers to set
INT: and six hundred supervisors work the people

2 Chronicles 34:12
HEB: בְּנֵ֥י הַקְּהָתִ֖ים לְנַצֵּ֑חַ וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם כָּל־
NAS: over them to supervise: Jahath
KJV: faithfully: and the overseers of them [were] Jahath
INT: of the sons of the Kohathites to supervise and the Levites all

2 Chronicles 34:13
HEB: וְעַ֣ל הַסַּבָּלִ֗ים וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙ לְכֹל֙ עֹשֵׂ֣ה
NAS: the burden bearers, and supervised all
KJV: Also [they were] over the bearers of burdens, and [were] overseers of all that wrought
INT: over the burden and supervised all wrought

Ezra 3:8
HEB: שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה לְנַצֵּ֖חַ עַל־ מְלֶ֥אכֶת
NAS: and older to oversee the work
KJV: and upward, to set forward the work
INT: years and older to oversee and the work

Ezra 3:9
HEB: יְהוּדָה֙ כְּאֶחָ֔ד לְנַצֵּ֛חַ עַל־ עֹשֵׂ֥ה
NAS: the Levites, to oversee the workmen
KJV: together, to set forward the workmen
INT: of Judah united to oversee and accomplish

Psalm 4:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּנְגִינ֗וֹת מִזְמ֥וֹר
KJV: < on Neginoth,
INT: Musician Neginoth A Psalm

Psalm 5:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ אֶֽל־ הַנְּחִיל֗וֹת
KJV: < upon Nehiloth,
INT: Musician upon Nehiloth

Psalm 6:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ בִּ֭נְגִינוֹת עַֽל־
KJV: < on Neginoth
INT: Musician Neginoth upon

Psalm 8:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־ הַגִּתִּ֗ית
KJV: < upon Gittith,
INT: Musician above Gittith

Psalm 9:1
HEB: לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ עַלְמ֥וּת לַבֵּ֗ן
KJV: < upon Muthlabben,
INT: Musician death A Psalm

Psalm 11:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָ֫וִ֥ד בַּֽיהוָ֨ה ׀
KJV: < [A Psalm] of David.>>
INT: Musician David the LORD

Psalm 12:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־ הַשְּׁמִינִ֗ית
KJV: < upon Sheminith,
INT: Musician upon Sheminith

Psalm 13:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
KJV: < A Psalm
INT: Musician A Psalm of David

Psalm 14:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אָ֘מַ֤ר
KJV: < [A Psalm] of David.>>
INT: Musician David has said

Psalm 18:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ ׀ לְעֶ֥בֶד יְהוָ֗ה
KJV: < [A Psalm] of David,
INT: Musician the servant LORD

Psalm 19:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
KJV: < A Psalm
INT: Musician A Psalm of David

Psalm 20:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
KJV: < A Psalm
INT: Musician A Psalm of David

Psalm 21:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
KJV: < A Psalm
INT: Musician A Psalm of David

Psalm 22:1
HEB: לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ עַל־ אַיֶּ֥לֶת
KJV: < upon Aijeleth
INT: Musician upon Aijeleth

Psalm 31:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
KJV: < A Psalm
INT: Musician A Psalm of David

Psalm 36:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לְעֶֽבֶד־ יְהוָ֬ה
KJV: < [A Psalm] of David
INT: Musician the servant of the LORD

Psalm 39:1
HEB: לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ [לִידִיתוּן כ]
KJV: < [even] to Jeduthun,
INT: Musician Jeduthun A Psalm

64 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5329
64 Occurrences


lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ — 55 Occ.
lam·naṣ·ṣêḥ — 1 Occ.
lə·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ — 5 Occ.
mə·naṣ·ṣə·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·naṣ·ṣə·ḥîm — 2 Occ.
















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