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nēs נֵס ‘ensign’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāsas נָסַס ‘to shine’
Roots: נסס

nēs n, m
1) something lifted up, standard, signal, signal pole, ensign, banner, sign, sail
 1a) standard (as rallying point), signal
 1b) standard (pole)
 1c) ensign, signal

Mentioned in Exodus 17:15 Numbers 21:9, 26:10, 21:8 Isaiah 62:10, 49:22, 31:9, 33:23, 30:17, 11:10, 11:12, 5:26, 18:3, 13:2 Jeremiah 4:6, 50:2, 51:12, 51:27, 4:21 Ezekiel 27:7 Psalms 60:6

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