Ensign
נֵסStrong’s H5251nes
Appears in 21 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Nes is the Hebrew word usually translated “standard”, “standard my” and “warning sign”. It appears in 21 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:”
Meaning
- This name means a standard, signal, ensign, banner
- Something lifted up, standard, signal, signal pole, ensign, banner, sign, sailstandard (as rallying point), signal · standard (pole) · ensign, signal
How it's translated
- a standard 12
- standard my 2
- the standard 1
- a warning sign 1
- for a standard of 1
- and like standard 1
- from a standard 1
- sail 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 10
- Jeremiah 5
- Numbers 3
- Exodus 1
- Psalms 1
- Ezekiel 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 21:8And 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 21:9And 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 26:10And 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 60:4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
- Isaiah 5:26And 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 11:10And 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.
Hebrew dictionary
נֵס nes · Banner
This name means a standard, signal, ensign, banner Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
נֵס nes · ensign
1) something lifted up, standard, signal, signal pole, ensign, banner, sign, sail 1a) standard (as rallying point), signal 1b) standard (pole) 1c) ensign, signal
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ensign” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EN'SIGN, noun
en'sine. [Latin insigne, insignia, from signum, a mark impressed, a sign.]
- The flag or banner of a military band; a banner of colors; a standard; a figured cloth or piece of silk, attached to a staff, and usually with figures, colors or arms thereon, borne by an officer at the head of a company, troop or other band.
- Any signal to assemble or to give notice.“He will lift up an ensign to the nations” Isaiah 5:26“Ye shall be left as an ensign on a hill” Isaiah 30:17
- A badge; a mark of distinction, rank or office; as ensigns of power or virtue.
- The officer who carries the flag or colors, being the lowest commissioned officer in a company of infantry.
All definitions
- Naval ensign is a large banner hoisted on a staff and carried over the poop or stern of a ship; used to distinguish ships of different nations, or to characterize different squadrons of the same navy.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.