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Nasi (Hebrew: נָשִׂיא, romanized: nāśī) is a title meaning "prince" in Biblical Hebrew, "Prince [of the Sanhedrin]" in Mishnaic Hebrew. Certain great figures from Jewish history have the title, including Judah ha-Nasi , [ 1 ] who was the chief redactor of the Mishnah as well as nasi of the Sanhedrin.
Judah ha-Nasi (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא, Yəhūḏā hanNāsīʾ; Yehudah HaNasi or Judah the Prince or Judah the President) or Judah I, known simply as Rebbi or Rabbi, was a second-century rabbi (a tanna of the fifth generation) and chief redactor and editor of the Mishnah. He lived from approximately 135 to 217 CE.
To indicate a double meaning, where both the gematria of the word or phrase should be taken, as well as the plain meaning. For example, to give chai חַ״י (meaning "life" as pronounced, and "eighteen" as a gematria) dollars to tzedakah means to give eighteen dollars to tzedakah, thereby giving another person life, and drawing the blessings ...
The zugot were five pairs of scholars who ruled a supreme court of the Jews as nasi (נָשִׂיא or "prince", i.e. president) and Av Beit Din (אָב בֵּית דִּין , "chief of the beth din"), respectively. After this period, the positions nasi and av bet din remained, but they were not zugot.
Nasi Manu, a New Zealand professional rugby player; Nasi (singer), a Brazilian singer; Arnaldo Ferrari Nasi, an Italian sociologist, journalist and political analyst; Carlo Nasi, an Italian sailor; Gracia Mendes Nasi, a wealthy Jewish woman in Renaissance Europe and the aunt of Joseph Nasi; Guglielmo Nasi, an Italian General during World War II
Rabban was a higher title than Rabbi, and it was given to the Nasi starting with Rabban Gamaliel Hazaken (Gamaliel the Elder). The title Rabban was limited to the descendants of Hillel, the sole exception being Rabban Yochanan ben Zakai , the leader in Jerusalem during the siege , who safeguarded the future of the Jewish people after the Great ...
2 Present Day Sanhedrin and its approach to the title Nasi. 1 comment. 3 Reverted Edits by BCR123. 1 comment. 4 Nasi meaning simply stir-fried rice. 1 comment. 5 Two ...
"Muhammad forbids the intercalation of an additional month in the lunar year," from a 16th-century manuscript. Nasiʾ (Arabic: ٱلنَّسِيء, an-Nasīʾ, "postponement"), also Romanized Nasii, or Nasie, was an aspect of the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar, mentioned in the Quran in the context of the "four forbidden months". [1]