נְצַח nᵉtsach — to become chief
Translated in the KJV as be preferred.
(Aramaic) corresponding to H5329; to become chief.
nᵉtsach in each stem
Hithpa'al
Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves
Participle (active) 1
מִתְנַצַּ֔ח Dan 6:4 Participle (active), masculine singular
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›