Strong's H5404 · Hebrew
נֶשֶׁר
nesher · /neh'-sher/
Definition
the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
KJV: eagle.
Root / derivation: from an unused root meaning to lacerate;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נֶשֶׁר across 26 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
26 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy3 verses
But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; understand: Heb. hear
Deuteronomy 32:11As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
Job2 verses
Psalms1 verse
Proverbs3 verses
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. set: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. the valley: or, the brook
Proverbs 30:19The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. midst: Heb. heart
Jeremiah4 verses
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
Jeremiah 48:40For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
Jeremiah 49:16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 49:22Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Lamentations1 verse
Ezekiel4 verses
As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
Ezekiel 10:14And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
Ezekiel 17:3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: divers: Heb. embroidering
Ezekiel 17:7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5404 (nesher) mean?
the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
How many times does H5404 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5404 (נֶשֶׁר) appears in 26 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “eagle.”
How is nesher translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5404 is rendered as “eagle” (19×), “eagles” (5×), “eagle's” (1×), “eagles'” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word נֶשֶׁר come from?
from an unused root meaning to lacerate;