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In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it often involves the pouring out of wine as part of sacrificial ceremonies. This act symbolizes the dedication and consecration of the offering to God, representing the worshiper's devotion and submission.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite worship, drink offerings were a common component of sacrificial rituals. They were typically offered alongside burnt offerings and grain offerings. The practice of pouring out a liquid as an offering was not unique to Israel but was also found in other ancient Near Eastern cultures. However, in the Israelite context, it was a means of expressing gratitude, devotion, and reliance on Yahweh. The drink offering was a tangible expression of the worshiper's acknowledgment of God's provision and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">נָסִיךְ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>libation</b></font>; <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>molten image</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> suffix <font class="hebrew2">יֵין נְסִיכָם</font> <em>wine of their drink-offering</em> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>molten image</em>, suffix <font class="hebrew2">נְסִכֵיהֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/11-8.htm">Daniel 11:8</a>. <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">נָסִיךְ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>prince</b></font>; — plural construct <font class="hebrew2">נְסִיכֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/13-21.htm">Joshua 13:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32-30.htm">Ezekiel 32:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/micah/5-4.htm">Micah 5:4</a>; suffix <font class="hebrew2">נְסִיכֵמוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/83-12.htm">Psalm 83:12</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">נִסְמָן</font> see <font class="hebrew2">סמן</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>drink offering, duke, principal <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5258.htm">nacak</a>; properly, something poured out, i.e. A libation; also a molten image; by implication, a prince (as anointed) -- drink offering, duke, prince(-ipal). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5258.htm">nacak</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>נְסִֽכֵיהֶם֩ נְסִיכֵ֣י נְסִיכֵ֥י נְסִיכֵֽמוֹ׃ נְסִיכָ֑ם נסיכי נסיכם נסיכמו׃ נסכיהם nə·sî·ḵām nə·sî·ḵê nə·si·ḵê·hem nə·sî·ḵê·mōw nesiCham nesiChei nesicheiHem nesiChemov nəsîḵām nəsîḵê nəsiḵêhem nəsîḵêmōw<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/32-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 32:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִשְׁתּ֖וּ יֵ֣ין <b> נְסִיכָ֑ם </b> יָק֙וּמוּ֙ וְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the wine <span class="itali">of their drink offering?</span> Let them rise<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the wine <span class="itali">of their drink offerings?</span> let them rise up<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> drank the wine <span class="itali">of their drink</span> abide and help<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/13-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 13:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶת־ רֶ֔בַע <b> נְסִיכֵ֣י </b> סִיח֔וֹן יֹשְׁבֵ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Reba, <span class="itali">the princes</span> of Sihon,<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Reba, <span class="itali">[which were] dukes</span> of Sihon,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/13-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Hur and Reba <span class="itali">the princes</span> of Sihon lived<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/83-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 83:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/83.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּ֝כְצַלְמֻנָּ֗ע כָּל־ <b> נְסִיכֵֽמוֹ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/83.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And all <span class="itali">their princes</span> like Zebah<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/83.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and like Zeeb: <span class="itali">yea, all their princes</span> as Zebah,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/83-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Zalmunna and all <span class="itali">their princes</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/32-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 32:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> שָׁ֣מָּה <b> נְסִיכֵ֥י </b> צָפ֛וֹן כֻּלָּ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> There <span class="itali">also are the chiefs</span> of the north,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">There [be] the princes</span> of the north,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> There <span class="itali">are the chiefs</span> of the north all<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 11:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵיהֶ֡ם עִם־ <b> נְסִֽכֵיהֶם֩ </b> עִם־ כְּלֵ֨י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> their gods <span class="itali">with their metal images</span> [and] their precious<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their gods, <span class="itali">with their princes,</span> [and] with their precious<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their gods with <span class="itali">their metal</span> with vessels<p><b><a href="/text/micah/5-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 5:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֹעִ֔ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה <b> נְסִיכֵ֥י </b> אָדָֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> shepherds and eight <span class="itali">leaders</span> of men.<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shepherds, and eight <span class="itali">principal</span> men.<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/5-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shepherds and eight <span class="itali">leaders</span> of men<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5257.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5257.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5257<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/nesicham_5257.htm">nə·sî·ḵām — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nesichei_5257.htm">nə·sî·ḵê — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nesicheihem_5257.htm">nə·si·ḵê·hem — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nesichemov_5257.htm">nə·sî·ḵê·mōw — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div 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