5404. nesher

Strong's Lexicon

nesher: Eagle

Original Word: נֶשֶׁר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: nesher
Pronunciation: NEH-sher
Phonetic Spelling: (neh'-sher)
Definition: Eagle
Meaning: the eagle

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to lacerate

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G105: ἀετός (aetos) - Eagle

Usage: The Hebrew word "nesher" primarily refers to the eagle, a large bird of prey known for its strength, keen eyesight, and ability to soar at great heights. In the Bible, the eagle is often used symbolically to represent swiftness, strength, and the protective care of God. It is a creature that embodies majesty and power, often associated with divine attributes.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the eagle was revered for its impressive flight and hunting prowess. It was often seen as a symbol of power and was associated with various deities. In the biblical context, the eagle's characteristics are used metaphorically to describe God's care and deliverance, as well as the swiftness of judgment or destruction. The eagle's ability to renew its strength by molting is also seen as a metaphor for spiritual renewal.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
an eagle
NASB Translation
eagle (19), eagle's (1), eagles (5), eagles' (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נֶשֶׁר noun masculine^{Deuteronomy 32:11} griffon-vulture, eagle (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian našru; ᵑ7 נַשְׁרָא; Syriac Arabic vulture (Lane²⁷⁸⁰), vulgar Ethiopic Di⁶⁴¹; Sabean נסר proper name, of deity, and ביתן נסר DHM^{ZMG. xxix (1875), 600}; xxxvii (1883), 356); — absolute ׳נ Hosea 8:1 +; נָָֽשֶׁד Deuteronomy 28:49 +; plural נְשָׁרִים 2 Samuel 1:23 +, construct נִשְׁרֵי Lamentations 4:19; — sometimes (perhaps not always) the griffon-vulture (Tristr^{NHB 172 ff.} Dr^{Deuteronomy 14:12} Now^{Archi i. 84} Lane²⁷⁸⁰), Micah 1:16 (bald, in simile) flying swiftly to pery Habakkuk 1:8; Job 9:26, compare Proverbs 30:17 (׳בְּנֵינֿ, unclean Leviticus 11:13; Deuteronomy 14:12; soaring Job 30:27, also in simile Proverbs 23:5; Isaiah 40:31; Obadiah 4, building nest high Jeremiah 49:16 (compare also Job 39:27); as swift also 2 Samuel 1:23, especially of Babylonian and Assyr. invader Jeremiah 4:13; Lamentations 4:19, compare Hosea 8:1; Deuteronomy 28:49; Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:22 (all in comparisons), הַנֶּשֶׁר הַגָּדוֺל Ezekiel 17:3 (figurativeof Nebuch.), Ezekiel 17:7 (figurative of king of Egypt); leaving no trace of light Proverbs 30:19; as renewing youth (by moulting) Psalm 103:5; as training and supporting its young Exodus 19:4 (E), Deuteronomy 32:11 (song); ׳מְּני נ of cherubim in vision Ezekiel 1:10; Ezekiel 10:4. — Only Micah 1:16 seems to compel reference to vulture (on eating fresh carrion by eagles see references in Di^{Leviticus 11:13}), and ׳נ may be a more comprehensive word, including both vulture and eagle.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

eagle

From an unused root meaning to lacerate; the eagle (or other large bird of prey) -- eagle.

Forms and Transliterations

הַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ הַנֶּ֤שֶׁר הַנֶּ֥שֶׁר הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר ׀ הַנָּ֑שֶׁר הנשר כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר כְּנֶ֖שֶׁר כְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר כַּנֶּ֖שֶׁר כַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ כַּנֶּ֣שֶׁר כַנֶּ֖שֶׁר כַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ כנשר כנשרים מִנְּשָׁרִ֖ים מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י מנשרי מנשרים נְשָׁרִ֔ים נֶ֖שֶׁר נֶֽשֶׁר־ נָ֑שֶׁר נָֽשֶׁר׃ נשר נשר־ נשר׃ נשרים chanNesher han·nā·šer han·ne·šer hannāšer hanNasher hannešer hanNesher kan·nə·šā·rîm kan·ne·šer ḵan·ne·šer kannəšārîm kannešer ḵannešer kanneshaRim kanNesher kə·ne·šer kənešer keNesher min·nə·šā·rîm min·niš·rê minnəšārîm minneshaRim minnishRei minnišrê nā·šer nāšer Nasher nə·šā·rîm ne·šer ne·šer- nəšārîm nešer nešer- neshaRim Nesher

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 19:4
HEB: עַל־ כַּנְפֵ֣י נְשָׁרִ֔ים וָאָבִ֥א אֶתְכֶ֖ם
NAS: and [how] I bore you on eagles' wings,
KJV: and [how] I bare you on eagles' wings,
INT: and wings eagles' and brought about

Leviticus 11:13
HEB: הֵ֑ם אֶת־ הַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ וְאֶת־ הַפֶּ֔רֶס
NAS: not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture
KJV: they [are] an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage,
INT: are abhorrent like the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard

Deuteronomy 14:12
HEB: תֹאכְל֖וּ מֵהֶ֑ם הַנֶּ֥שֶׁר וְהַפֶּ֖רֶס וְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה׃
NAS: you shall not eat: the eagle and the vulture
KJV: But these [are they] of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage,
INT: eat like the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard

Deuteronomy 28:49
HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יִדְאֶ֖ה הַנָּ֑שֶׁר גּ֕וֹי אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: of the earth, as the eagle swoops down,
KJV: of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle flieth;
INT: whose swoops as the eagle A nation whose

Deuteronomy 32:11
HEB: כְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ יָעִ֣יר קִנּ֔וֹ
NAS: Like an eagle that stirs up its nest,
KJV: As an eagle stirreth up her nest,
INT: an eagle stirs nest

2 Samuel 1:23
HEB: לֹ֣א נִפְרָ֑דוּ מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים קַ֔לּוּ מֵאֲרָי֖וֹת
NAS: than eagles, They were stronger
KJV: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger
INT: were not parted eagles were swifter lions

Job 9:26
HEB: אֳנִיּ֣וֹת אֵבֶ֑ה כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר יָט֥וּשׂ עֲלֵי־
NAS: boats, Like an eagle that swoops
KJV: ships: as the eagle [that] hasteth
INT: boats reed an eagle swoops on

Job 39:27
HEB: פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים
NAS: Is it at your command that the eagle mounts
KJV: Doth the eagle mount up
INT: your command mounts the eagle for and makes

Psalm 103:5
HEB: עֶדְיֵ֑ךְ תִּתְחַדֵּ֖שׁ כַּנֶּ֣שֶׁר נְעוּרָֽיְכִי׃
NAS: is renewed like the eagle.
KJV: is renewed like the eagle's.
INT: your years is renewed the eagle your youth

Proverbs 23:5
HEB: לּ֣וֹ כְנָפַ֑יִם כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר [וְעָיֵף כ]
NAS: itself wings Like an eagle that flies
KJV: they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
INT: makes wings an eagle brandish the heavens

Proverbs 30:17
HEB: וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ בְנֵי־ נָֽשֶׁר׃ פ
NAS: it out, And the young eagles will eat
KJV: and the young eagles shall eat
INT: will eat and the young eagles

Proverbs 30:19
HEB: דֶּ֤רֶךְ הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר ׀ בַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ דֶּ֥רֶךְ
NAS: The way of an eagle in the sky,
KJV: The way of an eagle in the air;
INT: the way of an eagle the sky the way

Isaiah 40:31
HEB: יַעֲל֥וּ אֵ֖בֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים יָר֙וּצוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: up [with] wings like eagles, They will run
KJV: with wings as eagles; they shall run,
INT: will mount up wings eagles will run and not

Jeremiah 4:13
HEB: מַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יו קַלּ֥וּ מִנְּשָׁרִ֖ים סוּסָ֑יו א֥וֹי
NAS: than eagles. Woe
KJV: are swifter than eagles. Woe
INT: and his chariots are swifter eagles his horses Woe

Jeremiah 48:40
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה כַנֶּ֖שֶׁר יִדְאֶ֑ה וּפָרַ֥שׂ
NAS: one will fly swiftly like an eagle And spread
KJV: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread
INT: the LORD Behold an eagle will fly and spread

Jeremiah 49:16
HEB: כִּֽי־ תַגְבִּ֤יהַ כַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ קִנֶּ֔ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם
NAS: as high as an eagle's, I will bring you down
KJV: as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down
INT: Though make an eagle's your nest there

Jeremiah 49:22
HEB: הִנֵּ֤ה כַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ יַעֲלֶ֣ה וְיִדְאֶ֔ה
NAS: up and swoop like an eagle and spread
KJV: and fly as the eagle, and spread
INT: Behold an eagle will mount and swoop

Lamentations 4:19
HEB: הָיוּ֙ רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י שָׁמָ֑יִם עַל־
NAS: Than the eagles of the sky;
KJV: are swifter than the eagles of the heaven:
INT: become our pursuers the eagles of the sky on

Ezekiel 1:10
HEB: לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ן וּפְנֵי־ נֶ֖שֶׁר לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃
NAS: and all four had the face of an eagle.
KJV: also had the face of an eagle.
INT: four had the face of an eagle four

Ezekiel 10:14
HEB: וְהָרְבִיעִ֖י פְּנֵי־ נָֽשֶׁר׃
NAS: and the fourth the face of an eagle.
KJV: and the fourth the face of an eagle.
INT: and the fourth the face of an eagle

Ezekiel 17:3
HEB: אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הַנֶּ֤שֶׁר הַגָּדוֹל֙ גְּד֤וֹל
NAS: GOD, A great eagle with great wings,
KJV: GOD; A great eagle with great wings,
INT: the Lord GOD eagle A great great

Ezekiel 17:7
HEB: וַיְהִ֤י נֶֽשֶׁר־ אֶחָד֙ גָּד֔וֹל
NAS: great eagle with great
KJV: great eagle with great
INT: become eagle another great

Hosea 8:1
HEB: חִכְּךָ֣ שֹׁפָ֔ר כַּנֶּ֖שֶׁר עַל־ בֵּ֣ית
NAS: to your lips! Like an eagle [the enemy comes] against
KJV: to thy mouth. [He shall come] as an eagle against the house
INT: your lips the trumpet an eagle against the house

Obadiah 1:4
HEB: אִם־ תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר וְאִם־ בֵּ֥ין
NAS: you build high like the eagle, Though
KJV: Though thou exalt [thyself] as the eagle, and though thou set
INT: Though build the eagle Though among

Micah 1:16
HEB: הַרְחִ֤בִי קָרְחָתֵךְ֙ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר כִּ֥י גָל֖וּ
NAS: your baldness like the eagle, For they will go from you into exile.
KJV: thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity
INT: Extend your baldness the eagle Because will go

26 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5404
26 Occurrences

ḵan·ne·šer — 2 Occ.
han·nā·šer — 1 Occ.
han·ne·šer — 4 Occ.
kan·nə·šā·rîm — 1 Occ.
kan·ne·šer — 5 Occ.
kə·ne·šer — 4 Occ.
min·nə·šā·rîm — 2 Occ.
min·niš·rê — 1 Occ.
nā·šer — 3 Occ.
nə·šā·rîm — 1 Occ.
ne·šer — 2 Occ.