how to say “president” in Hebrew
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נָשִׂיא
Right now the fifth Israeli Presidential Conference is taking place in Jerusalem.
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| נְשִׂיא מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, מָר שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס President of the State of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres listen |
The word for president is נָשִׂיא (listen and repeat). In the original Biblical Hebrew, נשיא referred to a person of stature and leadership in a particular group or tribe. The root of the word is נ.שׂ.א (n.s.a) meaning raising up.
For example:
וְעִידַת הַנָּשִׂיא מִתְרַחֶשֶׁת כָּעֵת בִּירוּשָלַיִם.
The Presidential Conference (literally, the Conference of the President) is taking place right now in Jerusalem.
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