נָשָׂא

na.sa · to lift: bear

Hebrew · Strong's H5375 · Verb · Sounds like: naw-saw' · 656 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to lift: bear H5375H · a Meaning of 220
  • to lift: raise H5375G 131
  • to lift: look H5375M · a Meaning of 48
  • to lift: kindness H5375Q · a Meaning of 41
  • to lift: loud H5375N · a Meaning of 40
  • to lift: guilt H5375J · a Meaning of 39
  • to lift: vow H5375P · a Meaning of 26
  • to lift: forgive H5375I · a Meaning of 25
  • to lift: bearing(armour) H5375W · a Meaning of 22
  • to lift: exalt H5375L · a Meaning of 13
  • to lift: marry H5375U · a Meaning of 10
  • to lift: count H5375V · a Meaning of 10
  • to lift: trust H5375O · a Meaning of 9
  • to lift: aid H5375K · a Meaning of 8
  • to lift: fight H5375R · a Meaning of 6
  • to lift: enthuse H5375S · a Meaning of 5
  • to lift: journey H5375T · a Meaning of 2
  • to lift: give(gift) H5375X · a Meaning of 1

Strong's dictionary

or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), 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 ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
נָשָׂא 656 vb. lift, carry, take
Qal
1. lift, lift up
2. Bear, carry
3. Take, take away
Niph.
1. be lifted up
2. refl. lift oneself up = rise up, of י׳, to display power in judgment
3. be borne, carried
4. be taken away, carried off
Pi.
1. lift up = exalt
2. fig. = desire, long
3. carry, bear continuously
4. take, take away
Hithp. lift oneself up
Hiph.
1. cause one to bear iniquity
2. appar. cause to bring, have brought

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:18 נֹשְׂאֵ֨י no.se.'Ei · An -ing word: simple action

    The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and four thousand seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war.

  2. 1 Chronicles 10:4 נֹשֵׂ֨א no.Se' · An -ing word: simple action

    Then said Saul unto his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

  3. 1 Chronicles 10:4 נֹשֵׂ֣א no.Se' · An -ing word: simple action

    Then said Saul unto his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

  4. 1 Chronicles 10:5 נֹשֵֽׂא־ no.se'- · An -ing word: simple action

    And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died.

  5. 1 Chronicles 10:9 וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ vai.yis.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

  6. 1 Chronicles 10:12 וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ vai.yis.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

  7. 1 Chronicles 11:18 וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ vai.yis.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah,

  8. 1 Chronicles 11:39 נֹשֵׂ֕א no.Se' · An -ing word: simple action

    Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

  9. 1 Chronicles 12:24 נֹשְׂאֵ֥י no.se.'Ei · An -ing word: simple action

    The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

  10. 1 Chronicles 14:2 נִשֵּׂ֤את ni.Set · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake.

  11. 1 Chronicles 15:2 לָשֵׂאת֙ la.seT · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

  12. 1 Chronicles 15:2 לָשֵׂ֞את la.Set · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

  13. 1 Chronicles 15:15 וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ vai.yis.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Jehovah.

  14. 1 Chronicles 15:26 נֹשְׂאֵ֖י no.se.'Ei · An -ing word: simple action

    And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.

  15. 1 Chronicles 15:27 הַנֹּשְׂאִ֣ים ha.no.se.'Im · An -ing word: simple action

    And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had upon him an ephod of linen.

  16. 1 Chronicles 16:29 שְׂא֤וּ se.'U · A command to all of you: simple action

    Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come before him: Worship Jehovah in holy array.

  17. 1 Chronicles 18:2 נֹשְׂאֵ֖י no.se.'Ei · An -ing word: simple action

    And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

  18. 1 Chronicles 18:6 נֹשְׂאֵ֣י no.se.'Ei · An -ing word: simple action

    Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

  19. 1 Chronicles 18:11 נָשָׂ֖א na.Sa' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

  20. 1 Chronicles 21:16 וַיִּשָּׂ֨א vai.yi.Sa' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

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