קָצִין
qâtsîyn · kaw-tseen'
a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7096 (קָצָה) in the sense of determining;
a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: captain, guide, prince, ruler. Compare H6278 (עֵת קָצִין).
Letters
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › to pursue the straight path › the hand that works › the seed, life continuing
What comes behind, the returning cycle that works to pursue the straight path of the hand that works of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קָצִין above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- unto the captains1 · 8%
- and be our captain1 · 8%
- and captain1 · 8%
- which having no guide1 · 8%
- is a prince1 · 8%
- ye rulers1 · 8%
- be thou our ruler1 · 8%
- me not a ruler1 · 8%
- all thy rulers1 · 8%
- but a prince1 · 8%
- and ye princes1 · 8%
- and princes1 · 8%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.