Nasi

Nasi ( נָשִׂיא ) is a Hebrew expression that means something like Prince. He describes a man who is called beside God as authority (2 Mos 22.27 EU: "Thou shalt not make God contemptible and not curse the prince of thy people. "), But also in the plural, the tribal leaders / fathers of the Israelites ( see Figure 2 35,27 Mos EU).

In ancient times, Nasi designated the Chairman of the Sanhedrin, also known as High Council. Some individuals of Jewish history to bear the title as epithets, such as Judah ha - Nasi and were considered manner.

In modern Hebrew, the term refers to a democratically elected president.

• Jewish title