Nasi Israel

E791620

Nasi Israel is a Hebrew title meaning "Prince of Israel," historically used as a leadership designation, notably by Simon bar Kokhba on his revolt coinage.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nasi of Israel 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew title
leadership title
appearsOn Bar Kokhba revolt coinage
associatedWith Jewish leadership
Second Jewish–Roman War NERFINISHED
component Israel NERFINISHED
Nasi NERFINISHED
culturalContext ancient Judaism
denotes political head of the Jewish people
function to legitimize political and religious authority
historicalUsage Jewish leadership title in antiquity
language Hebrew
meaning Prince of Israel NERFINISHED
region Land of Israel NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Jewish autonomy under Roman rule
relatedTitle Nasi NERFINISHED
roleDesignation leader of Israel
scriptForm נשיא ישראל NERFINISHED
semanticField political authority
royalty
timePeriodOfNotableUse 2nd century CE
titleHolder Simon bar Kokhba NERFINISHED
usedAs inscription on Jewish coins
usedBy Simon bar Kokhba NERFINISHED
usedIn Bar Kokhba revolt NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bar Kosiba usedTitleOnCoins Nasi Israel
Shimon ben Gamliel II hasTitle Nasi Israel
this entity surface form: Nasi of Israel