נָשָׂא

na.sa · to lift: bear

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

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. Ezekiel 12:7 נָשָׂ֖אתִי na.Sa.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I digged through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.

  2. Ezekiel 12:12 יִשָּׂא֙ yi.Sa' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.

  3. Ezekiel 14:10 וְנָשְׂא֖וּ ve.na.se.'U · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    And they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him that seeketh unto him;

  4. Ezekiel 16:52 שְׂאִ֣י se.'I · A command to you: simple action

    Thou also, bear thou thine own shame, in that thou hast given judgment for thy sisters; through thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous that thou: yea, be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

  5. Ezekiel 16:52 וּשְׂאִ֣י u.se.'I · A command to you: simple action

    Thou also, bear thou thine own shame, in that thou hast given judgment for thy sisters; through thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous that thou: yea, be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

  6. Ezekiel 16:54 תִּשְׂאִ֣י tis.'I · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    that thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be ashamed because of all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.

  7. Ezekiel 16:58 נְשָׂאתִ֑ים ne.sa.Tim · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith Jehovah.

  8. Ezekiel 17:8 וְלָשֵׂ֣את ve.la.Set · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

  9. Ezekiel 17:9 לְמַשְׂא֥וֹת le.mas.'ot · A person, place or thing

    Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof.

  10. Ezekiel 17:14 הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א hit.na.Se' · The “to do” form of an action: doing it to oneself

    that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

  11. Ezekiel 17:23 וְנָשָׂ֤א ve.na.Sa' · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

  12. Ezekiel 18:6 נָשָׂ֔א na.Sa' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity,

  13. Ezekiel 18:12 נָשָׂ֣א na.Sa' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

  14. Ezekiel 18:15 נָשָׂ֔א na.Sa' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor's wife,

  15. Ezekiel 18:19 נָשָׂ֥א na.Sa' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

  16. Ezekiel 18:20 יִשָּׂ֣א׀ yi.Sa' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

  17. Ezekiel 18:20 יִשָּׂא֙ yi.Sa' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

  18. Ezekiel 19:1 שָׂ֣א sa' · A command to you: simple action

    Moreover, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

  19. Ezekiel 20:5 וָאֶשָּׂ֣א va.'e.Sa' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware unto them, saying, I am Jehovah your God;

  20. Ezekiel 20:5 וָאֶשָּׂ֨א va.'e.Sa' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware unto them, saying, I am Jehovah your God;

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