Lexicon :: Strong's H5375 - nāśā'

נָשָׂא

Transliteration

nāśā'

Pronunciation

naw-saw'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

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TWOT Reference: 1421

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

נָשָׂא nâsâʼ, naw-saw'; or נָסָה nâçâh; (Psalm 4:6 [7]), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative:—accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ( man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, × needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, swear, take (away, up), × utterly, wear, yield.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 654x

The KJV translates Strong's H5375 in the following manner: (bare, lift, etc...) up (219x), bear (115x), take (58x), bare (34x), carry (30x), (take, carry)..away (22x), borne (22x), armourbearer (18x), forgive (16x), accept (12x), exalt (8x), regard (5x), obtained (4x), respect (3x), miscellaneous (74x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 654x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to lift, bear up, carry, take
1. (Qal)
  1. to lift, lift up
  2. to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
  3. to take, take away, carry off, forgive
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be lifted up, be exalted
  2. to lift oneself up, rise up
  3. to be borne, be carried
  4. to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away
3. (Piel)
  1. to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
  2. to desire, long (fig.)
  3. to carry, bear continuously
  4. to take, take away
4. (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself
5. (Hiphil)
  1. to cause one to bear (iniquity)
  2. to cause to bring, have brought

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5375: Abbreviations

נָשָׂא verb lift, carry, take (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician נשא id. Lzb³²⁶; Assyrian našû, id. Dl^{HWB 484}; Biblical Aramaic H5376 נְשָׂא (rare); Syriac in scales; Palmyrene נסא, נשא proper name Lzb³²⁶ Cook^{81, 83} (compare נשׁא forget); Arabic intransitive rise, be high, etc.; Sabean in proper name, e.g. CIS^{iv. 5. 1}; also נשא verb Hal^{Rev. Semitic iv (1896), 69 Minaean} נשא take, Hom^{Südar. Chrest. 128}; Ethiopic suscipere, tollere Di⁶³⁵, so Old Ethiopic, DHM^{Epigr. Denkm. aus Abess. (1894), 52}); —
Qal₅₉₉ Perfect נ׳ Genesis 13:6 +; 2nd person masculine singular נָשָׂאתָ 1 Kings 2:26 +, נֶשָׂאתָה Numbers 14:19, suffix נְשָׂאתַ֫נִי Psalm 102:11; 2nd person feminine singular suffix נְשָֹׂאתִים Ezekiel 16:58; 3rd person plural נָֽשְׂאוּ 2 Samuel 18:28 +, נָשׂוּא Psalm 139:20, וְנָשׂוּ consecutive Ezekiel 39:26, suffix נְשָׂאוּם 2 Chronicles 12:11, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׂא Genesis 32:21 +, וַיִּשָּׂא Genesis 13:10 +, suffix יִשָּׂאֵהוּ Deuteronomy 32:11+; 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׂאוּ Hosea 4:8 +, יִשָּׂ֑אוּ Habakkuk 2:6 +, וַיִּשְׂאוּ Judges 2:4 +; suffix יִשָּׂאֻנוּ Isaiah 64:5; 3rd person feminine plural תִּשֶּׂ֫נָה Jeremiah 9:17, וַתִּשֶּׂ֫אנָה Ruth 1:9, וַתִּשֶּׂ֫נָה Zechariah 5:9; Ruth 1:14; 2nd person feminine plural תִּשֶּׂ֫אינָה Ezekiel 23:49, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שָׂא Genesis 13:14 +, נְשָׂא Psalm 10:12, נְסָה Psalm 4:7; suffix שָׂאֵהוּ Numbers 11:12; 2 Kings 4:19; feminine singular שְׂאִי Genesis 21:18 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute נָשׂוֺא Jeremiah 10:5, נָשׂא Hosea 1:6 + 2 times; construct נְשׂא Isaiah 1:14 + 2 times, שׂוֺא [H7721 Psalm 89:10 [Psalm 89:9]], (read perhaps שְׁאוֺן roar Ri Bi Che, compare Hi שׁוֺא), usually שְׂאֵת Genesis 4:7 +; suffix נָשְׂאִי Psalm 28:2, שְׂאֵתִי Jeremiah 15:15; Psalm 89:51, etc.; Aramaizing Infinitive לְמַשְׂאוֺת Ezekiel 17:9 (si vera lectio; Co Berthol לְיוֺם שְׂאֵת); Participle active נשֵֹׁא Exodus 34:7 +, feminine נשְֹׁאֵת 1 Kings 10:22, נשֵֹׁאת Esther 2:15, etc.; passive construct נְשׂוּא Isaiah 3:3 +, נְשׂוּי Psalm 32:1, etc.; —

1. lift, lift up:

a. literally, with accusative of person or thing; the flood lifts ark Genesis 7:17 (J), י׳ lifts standard (נֵס) Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 11:12 + (often followed by ל person), rod Isaiah 10:26, with עַל against Isaiah 10:24, חֶרֶב אֶלֿ נ׳ Micah 4:3 = Isaiah 2:4, etc.; — especially lift in order to hold, carry away, etc. Genesis 21:18 (E), Judges 9:48; Amos 6:10; 2 Samuel 2:32; 2 Samuel 4:4; 1 Kings 13:29; 2 Kings 9:25, 26; Ezekiel 3:12, 14; Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 11:24 +; lift up wings to fly Ezekiel 10:16, 19; Ezekiel 11:22; רַגְלָיו וַיֵּלֶךְ נ׳ Genesis 29:1 he lifted up his feet and went; lift up, upon (על) Genesis 31:17; Genesis 42:26 (both E), figurative Job 31:36; בְּמאֹזְנַיִם נ׳ Job 6:2 put a thing into scale; בוֺ אָלָה נ׳ put on him (require of him) an oath 1 Kings 8:31 2 Chronicles 6:22, so van d. H., ; correct MT נָשָׁא (Baer Ginsb), but sense hardly possible; אֶשָּׂא בְשָׂרִי בְשִׁנָּ֑י Job 13:14 I will take up my flesh in my teeth (figurative for hazarding life).

b. in many phrases, literal and figurative, e.g.:

(1) lift up hand; against (ב) 2 Samuel 18:28; 2 Samuel 20:21, with לְ Psalm 106:26; אֶלֿ (as signal) Isaiah 49:22; absolute, in display of power Psalm 10:12; frequently in oath (especially Ezekiel, P; of י׳ usually followed by infinitive, often + ל person) Exodus 6:8; Numbers 14:30 (both P), Ezekiel 20:5 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 20:6, 15, 23, 28, 42; Ezekiel 36:7; Ezekiel 44:12; Ezekiel 47:14; Nehemiah 9:15, + אֶלשָֿׁמַיִם Deuteronomy 32:40 lift hand to heaven; in prayer (with אֶלֿ) Psalm 28:2; Lamentations 2:19, so (בְּשִׁמְךָ) Psalm 63:5, absolute Psalm 134:2, and, remarkably, אֶלמִֿצְוֺתֶיךָ Psalm 119:48; also figurative of the deep (תְּהוֺם) Habakkuk 3:10; in blessing Leviticus 9:22 (P; with אֶל).

(2) lift up one's head = shew boldness, independence Judges 8:28; Zechariah 2:4; Job 10:15; Psalm 83:3; of another = restore to honour Genesis 40:13, 20 (E), but lift thy head from off thee (מֵעָלֶיךָ), Genesis 40:19, by word-play; — + מִבֵּית כֶּלֶא 2 Kings 25:27 = Jeremiah 52:31; figurative of gates, lift up your heads Psalm 24:7; Psalm 24:9.

(3) lift up one's face, countenance (פָּנִים), literal, 2 Kings 9:32 (אֶלֿ); sign of good conscience 2 Samuel 2:22 (אֶלֿ), absolute Job 11:15; of י׳, sign of favour, אֶל־ פָּנֶיךָ נ׳ Numbers 6:26 (P; form of benediction); compare אוֺר נ׳ עַל־ פָּנֶיךָ Psalm 4:7; especially lift up face of another (originally probably of one prostrate in humility; opposed to הֵשִׁיב פָּנִים repel), in various shades of meaning: = grant a request Genesis 19:21 (J; + לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה), 1 Samuel 25:35; Job 42:8, 9; = be gracious to, Genesis 32:21 (E), Malachi 1:8, 9; hence phrase נְשׂוּא פָנִים graciously received, held in honour † 2 Kings 5:1 (of Naaman), and, as substantive, honourable, eminent one Isaiah 3:3; Isaiah 9:14 (but strike out as gloss), Job 22:8†; = shew consideration for Deuteronomy 28:50; Lamentations 4:16; also in bad sense = be unduly influenced by Job 32:21, and, specifically, = shew partiality (towards) Deuteronomy 10:17 (denied of י׳), Leviticus 19:15 (H), Malachi 2:9 (בַּתּוֺרָה), Job 13:8, 10; Job 34:19; Proverbs 18:5; Psalm 82:2 (synonym הִכִּיר פ׳); even כל־כֹּפֶר פְּנֵי נ׳ Proverbs 6:35 i.e. regard any bribe.

(4) lift up eyes, on high 2 Kings 19:22 = Isaiah 37:23, compare Psalm 121:1 (אֶלֿ); לַשָּׁמַיִם Isaiah 51:6 (|| הִבִּיט אֶלֿ); followed by ה locative Deuteronomy 3:27; Deuteronomy 4:19 compare Ezekiel 8:5 (twice in verse); toward (אֶלֿ) idols Ezekiel 18:6, 12, 15; Ezekiel 33:25, compare Ezekiel 23:27; toward (אֶל־) י׳ Psalm 123:1 (these with implied worship); עֵינֶיהָ אֶלֿ נ׳ Genesis 39:7 i.e. she gazed at him with desire; usually + verb of seeing (35 times) Genesis 13:10, 14; Genesis 18:2 + (Hexateuch only J E), Isaiah 40:26 (+ מָרוֺם), Isaiah 49:18; Isaiah 60:4 (both + סָבִיב), Jeremiah 3:2 (+ עַלֿ).

(5) lift up voice (קוֺל), give (loud) utterance Isaiah 52:8, of floods Psalm 93:3, + and weep Genesis 21:16 (E) Genesis 27:38; Genesis 29:11 (both J), Judges 2:4, + וַתִּשָּׂא וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶתקֿוֺלָם וַיִּבִכוּ Numbers 14:1 (P), + 9 times; + יָרֹ֫נוּ Isaiah 24:14; + קָרָא Judges 9:7; קוֺל omitted Isaiah 3:7; Isaiah 42:2, Isaiah 42:11 (|| יָרֹ֫נוּ); also

(6) lift up (+ verb of saying, usually אָמַר), often of formal and solemn utterance, מָשָׁל נ׳ Numbers 23:7, 18; Numbers 24:3, 15, 20, 21, 23; Job 27:1; Job 29:1 + עַל Micah 2:4; Habakkuk 2:6; Isaiah 14:4; ונשׂאבֿוֺ אָלָה 1 Kings 8:31 and he shall lift up against him an oath = 2 Chronicles 6:22 MT וְנָשָׁא see Baer Ginsb, but sense difficult; read rather וְנָשָׂא); עָלָיו הַמַּשָּׂא הַזֶּה נ׳ י׳ 2 Kings 9:25; קִינָה נ׳, + עַלֿ Jeremiah 7:29; Ezekiel 26:17; Ezekiel 27:2; Ezekiel 28:12; Ezekiel 32:2, + אֶלֿ Ezekiel 19:1; Ezekiel 27:32; lift up word Amos 5:1 (על, + קִינָה); weeping Jeremiah 9:9 (עַלֿ); lamentation (נְהִי) Jeremiah 9:17 (עַלֿ), reproach Psalm 15:3 (עַלֿ).

(7) lift up, take up = utter: name of י׳, לַשָּׁוְא Exodus 20:7 (twice in verse) = Deuteronomy 5:11 (twice in verse) (Decalogue); compare Psalm 139:20 (read probably שְׁמֶ֑ךָ Bö Ol Che Kau); בַּלאֶֿשָּׂא שְׁמוֺתָם עַלשְֿׂפָתָ֑י Psalm 16:4; בְּרִיתִי עֲלֵיפִֿיךָ נ׳ Psalm 50:16; probably also שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא נ׳ Exodus 23:1 (E).

(8) lift up prayer in behalf of (בְּעַד) † 2 Kings 19:4 = Isaiah 37:4; Jeremiah 7:16; Jeremiah 11:14.

(9) lift up soul (נֶפֶשׁ), i.e. direct the desire (נֶפֶשׁ 1d) towards (אל) a thing, Deuteronomy 24:15; Proverbs 19:18, אֶלעָֿוֺן Hosea 4:8, לַשָּׁוְא Psalm 24:4 (compare Pi. and II. מַשָּׂא 2); אֶליֿ׳ Psalm 25:1; Psalm 86:4; Psalm 143:8, so the heart Lamentations 3:41.

(10) take up (incur) sin, iniquity, (only HP) † Exodus 28:43; Numbers 18:22, with עַל for Leviticus 19:17; Leviticus 22:9; Numbers 18:32 (compare also 2 b).

(11) of heart lifting one up, (inciting), Exodus 35:21, 26; Exodus 36:2 (all P); of presumption 2 Kings 14:10 2 Chronicles 25:19. — MT apparently requires intransitive or reflexive meaning, lift oneself up, in following, text dubious in all: Hosea 13:1 read perhaps נָשִׂיא Oort We compare Now; Nahum 1:5 Now (after Bi) וַתֵּשָׁא (read וַתֵּ֫שֶׁא ? √ שׁאה); [H7721 Psalm 89:10 [Psalm 89:9]] read H7588 שְׁאוֺן Bi Ri Che; Habakkuk 1:3 יִשָּׂא queried by We Gr Buhl and others, compare Gunk^{Schöpfung 33}.

2. Bear, carry:

a. literally, a load or burden (usually accusative) Genesis 37:25; Genesis 44:1 (both J), Genesis 45:23 (twice in verse) (E), 1 Samuel 10:3 (3 times in verse); Jeremiah 10:5; Jeremiah 17:21, 27 + very often; נֹשֵׂא כֵלִים armour-bearer Judges 9:54; 1 Samuel 14:1 + often Samuel; bearing weapons 1 Chronicles 5:18; 1 Chronicles 12:24; 2 Chronicles 14:7 (twice in verse); Lamentations 3:27 (עֹל נ׳ figurative), Isaiah 1:14 (figurative, compare d below); a load of care, responsibility Deuteronomy 1:9, 12; share a burden with אֶתֿ נ׳ Exodus 18:22 (E; no accusative); with ב׳, יִשָּׂא בְשִׁיחִי מִשְׁכָּבִי Job 7:13 my bed shall carry at (help carry) my grief, Numbers 11:17; take up and carry (idolatrous images) Amos 5:26; Isaiah 46:7; bear ephod, 1 Samuel 2:28; 1 Samuel 14:3 + 1 Samuel 14:18 (.), 1 Samuel 22:18 (see Dr in Hastings^{Dict. 726}); in triumph Isaiah 8:4.

b. especially bear guilt, or punishment H5375 Genesis 4:13 (J, עֲוֺנִי), often Ezekiel HP: † עָוֺן נ׳ Leviticus 5:1, 17; Leviticus 7:18; Numbers 5:31; Numbers 14:34, compare Numbers 15:31 (all P), Leviticus 17:16; Leviticus 19:8; Leviticus 20:17, 19 (H) Ezekiel 14:10; Ezekiel 44:12 (compare Hiph. Leviticus 22:16); חֵטְא נ׳ Leviticus 20:20; Leviticus 24:15 (H) Numbers 9:13 (P), compare Ezekiel 23:49; compare כְּלִמָּה נ׳ Ezekiel 16:52 (twice in verse), עֹנֶשׁ נ׳ Proverbs 19:19, נ׳ absolute Proverbs 9:12; עֲוֺן ֗֗֗ נ׳ = be responsible for Exodus 28:33; Numbers 18:1 (twice in verse) compare Numbers 18:23; **incur guilt Exodus 28:43 = bear guilt for others Leviticus 10:17; Leviticus 16:22 (of goat; + אֶלאֿרץ, construct praegn.), Numbers 30:16 (all P), Ezekiel 4:4, 5, 6, compare זְנוּתֵיכֶם נ׳ Numbers 14:33; חֵטְא נ׳ Isaiah 53:12, compare חֳלָיֵנוּ נ׳ Isaiah 53:4; also בַּעֲוֺן ֗֗֗ נ׳ bear at (share in), Ezekiel 18:19, 20 (twice in verse).

c. support, sustain, on (על) wings Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 32:11; Psalm 91:12 (all figurative); land could not support them Genesis 13:6 (J), Genesis 36:7 (P).

d. endure Jeremiah 15:15; Jeremiah 31:19; Ezekiel 36:6; Job 34:31; Psalm 55:13; Psalm 69:8; Psalm 88:16; Proverbs 18:14; Proverbs 30:21; suffer, bear with, permit Job 21:3.

e. bear, carry, אֲלֵהֶם פָּנָיו מֵאֵת וַיִּשָּׂא Genesis 43:34 (J) and they (indefinite) carried portions from his presence unto them; carry gifts as tribute 2 Samuel 8:2, 6; later, bring an offering Psalm 96:8 = 1 Chronicles 16:29; Ezekiel 20:31 ( Co בראשׁית; Toy following MT).

f. carry = contain, hold: bath to hold 1/10 homer Ezekiel 45:11.

g. bear fruit, of tree Haggai 2:19; Joel 2:22, figurative Ezekiel 36:8; boughs Ezekiel 17:23 (in figurative); produce, yield, of mountains Job 40:20; Psalm 72:3 (both with לְ for).

3. Take, take away:

a. literal with מִן 1 Samuel 17:34; Numbers 16:15 (unjustly).

b. take away, carry off, Judges 21:23; 1 Kings 15:22 2 Chronicles 16:6; 1 Kings 18:12; Lamentations 5:13; Micah 2:2; Jeremiah 49:29 (ל person), Isaiah 40:24; Isaiah 41:16 +; take away head (מֵעַל person) Genesis 40:19 (see above); sweep away = destroy Job 32:22 (compare Niph. 4); life 2 Samuel 14:14.

c. take away, guilt, iniquity, transgression, etc., i.e. forgive, with accusative Genesis 50:17 (E), Exodus 32:32 (E), Exodus 10:17; Exodus 34:7 (J), Numbers 14:18 (JE), 1 Samuel 15:25; Hosea 14:3; Job 7:21 (|| הֶעֱכִיר עָוֺן), Psalm 32:5; + ל person Micah 7:18; ל person, accusative omitted, Genesis 18:20 (J), Numbers 14:19 (J E; || סלח עָוֺן), Hosea 1:6; Isaiah 2:9 (probably gloss.), Psalm 99:8; with ל of sin Genesis 50:17; Exodus 23:21 (both E), 1 Samuel 25:28; Psalm 25:18; נְשֻׂא עָוֺן Isaiah 33:24; נְשׂוּיֿ פֶּשַׁע Psalm 32:1. [In this sense נ׳ used in E; סלח in D P; both in J; נ׳ also in early prophets, Samuel and Job, and in earlier and latest Psalms; not in Jeremiah, Kings, Isa², Lamentations, Chronicles, Daniel, which use סלח; see Br^{Hexateuch 155}.]

d. take as wife (usually with לְ for), late: Ezra 9:2, 12; Ezra 10:44; Nehemiah 13:25; 2 Chronicles 11:21; 13:21; 24:3; Ruth 1:4.

e. take an enumeration, usually with ראֹשׁ sum Exodus 30:12; Numbers 1:2; Numbers 1:49; Numbers 4:2; Numbers 4:22; Numbers 26:2; Numbers 32:26; Numbers 32:49 (all P); with מִםְפָּר Numbers 3:40; 1 Chronicles 27:23.

f. take and carry away, receive, Deuteronomy 33:3; 1 Kings 5:23; Psalm 24:5; hence, obtain favour (חֶסֶד, חֵן) Esther 2:9, 17 (both + לִפְנֵי), Esther 5:2 (+ בְּעֵינָיו). — לְמַשְׂאוֺת אוֺתָהּ מִשָּׁרָשֶׁיהָ Ezekiel 17:9 (Co Berthol לְיוֺם שְׂאֵת וגו׳) is usually rendered plucking it up (tearing it away) by the roots, but dubious; נ׳ not elsewhere in this sense.

† Niph. Perfect נִשָּׂא Jeremiah 51:9, וְנ׳ consecutive Exodus 25:28 +; Imperfect יִנָּשֵׂא Isaiah 40:4; 3rd person masculine plural יִנָּֽשְׂאוּ Ezekiel 1:19, 20, 21, יִנָּשׂוּא Jeremiah 10:5, יִנָּשֵׂ֑אוּ Proverbs 30:13; 3rd person feminine plural תִּנָּשֶׂאנָה Isaiah 49:22, etc.; Imperative הִנָּשֵׂא Psalm 7:7; Psalm 94:2, masculine plural הִנָּֽשְׂאוּ Psalm 24:7; Infinitive הִנָּשֵׂא Ezekiel 1:19, suffix הִנָּֽשְׂאָם Ezekiel 1:21; Participle נִשָּׂא Isaiah 2:2 +, feminine נִשָּׂאָה Isaiah 30:25, נִשֵּׂאת Zechariah 5:7; 1 Chronicles 14:2, etc.; — 2 Samuel 19:43 is dubious, and participle (Ol^{§ 192 c} Kö^{i. 632 f.}) inexplicable; read נִשּׂא (Infinitive absolute Niph.) Dr (compare Th), or מַשְׂאֵת portion Gr HPS; > Ba^{NB 90} thinks נִשֵּׂאת Infinitive Niph. with compensative ending; —

1. be lifted up,

a. literal Zechariah 5:7; Ezekiel 1:19, 21 (both מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ), Ezekiel 1:19; Ezekiel 1:20; Ezekiel 1:21 (all in vision), of valleys Isaiah 40:4; of gates Psalm 24:7 + Psalm 24:9b (read Niph.); of eyelids Proverbs 30:13 (superciliousness); metaphor of judgment on Babylon reaching up to the sky (עַד); participle = elevated, exalted Isaiah 6:1 (of י׳'s throne, in vision); of lofty hills Isaiah 2:14; Isaiah 30:25; Isaiah 57:7, compare Micah 4:1 = Isaiah 2:2 מִן lifted from out the hills), once of trees Isaiah 2:13 (text dubious); generally, Isaiah 2:12.

b. figurative, be exalted, of king, 2 Chronicles 32:23, kingdom 1 Chronicles 14:2, servant of י׳ Isaiah 52:13, י׳ himself Isaiah 57:15.

2. reflexive lift oneself up = rise up, of י׳, to display power in judgment: Isaiah 33:10; Psalm 94:2.

3. be borne, carried Jeremiah 10:5; Exodus 25:28 (P), Isaiah 49:22; Isaiah 66:22.

4. be taken away, carried off, 2 Kings 20:17 (ה locative) = Isaiah 39:6; be swept away (of multitude) Daniel 11:12 (compare Bev Behrm, Prince, see also Qal 3; Ew Hi as 2, see Dr).

† Pi. Perfect נִשֵּׂא 2 Samuel 5:12, נִשָּׂא (analogue of ה ל׳) 2 Samuel 19:43; 1 Kings 9:11, וְנִשָּׂא consecutive Amos 4:2, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix וַיְנַשְּׂאֵ֫הוּ Esther 3:1, וַיְנַשְּׂאֵם Isaiah 63:9; 3rd person masculine plural suffix יְנַשְּׂאוּהוּ Ezra 1:4; Imperative masculine singular suffix נַשְּׂאֵם Psalm 28:9; Participle plural מְנַשְּׂאִים Jeremiah 22:27 + 2 times; —

1. lift up = exalt, kingdom 2 Samuel 5:12 (|| Niph. 1 Chronicles 14:2), person Esther 5:11 (עַל), compare Esther 3:1; = support, aid, assist Ezra 8:36; Esther 9:3; with ב aid with trees (supply with) 1 Kings 9:11, so Ezra 1:4.

2. figurative נֶפֶשׁ נ׳ = desire, long, Jeremiah 22:14; Jeremiah 44:14.

3. carry, bear continuously Isaiah 63:9; Psalm 28:9.

4. take, take away 2 Samuel 19:43 (ל for; but see Niph. above); Amos 4:2 (ב instrumental; We Now וְנָֽשְׂאוּ). —

† Hithp. Imperfect יִתְנַשָּׂ֑א Numbers 23:24; 3rd person feminine singular תִּנַּשֵּׂא Numbers 24:7; 2nd person masculine singular תִּתְנַשֵּׂא Ezekiel 29:15; 3rd person masculine plural יִנַּשְּׂאוּ Daniel 11:14; 2nd person masculine plural תִּתְנַשְּׂאוּ Numbers 16:3; Infinitive הִתְנַשֵּׂא Ezekiel 17:14; Proverbs 30:32; Participle מִתְנַשֵּׂא 1 Kings 1:5; 1 Chronicles 29:11; — lift oneself up, like a lion Numbers 23:24 (JE); participle he who exalts himself 1 Chronicles 29:11 (+ לְכֹל לְראֹשׁ) as human ruler (Kau), > (sc. אַתָּה) of י׳ as ruler; Ew^{§ 160 e} Ke Be as substantive [infinitive of Aramaic form], the exaltation; of a kingdom Numbers 24:7 (JE), compare Ezekiel 17:14; in arrogance 1 Kings 1:5; Numbers 16:3 (P; with עַלֿ), Ezekiel 29:15 (with עַל), Proverbs 30:32; Daniel 11:14.
† Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive.

1. cause one to bear iniquity (2 accusative) וְהִשִּׂ֫יאוּ Leviticus 22:16.

2. apparently cause to bring, have brought, וְהִשִּׂיאוּ 2 Samuel 17:13 (with accusative of thing + אֶל location), but very dubious; Ki Kit Bu וְיָשִׂימוּ HPS וְהֵבִיאוּ; > We הֵשִׂימוּ.

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