Nasi Israel

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nasi Israel canonical 1
Nasi of Israel 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew title
leadership title
appearsOn Bar Kokhba revolt coinage
associatedWith Jewish leadership
Second Jewish–Roman War
linked to: Jewish–Roman wars
component Israel
Nasi
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
region Land of Israel
linked to: Eretz HaKodesh
relatedConcept Jewish autonomy under Roman rule
relatedTitle Nasi
roleDesignation leader of Israel
scriptForm נשיא ישראל
semanticField political authority
royalty
timePeriodOfNotableUse 2nd century CE
titleHolder Simon bar Kokhba
usedAs inscription on Jewish coins
usedBy Simon bar Kokhba
usedIn Bar Kokhba revolt
linked to: Jewish–Roman wars

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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 of Israel
linked to: Nasi Israel