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. Genesis 46:5 וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ vai.yis.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

  2. Genesis 46:5 לָשֵׂ֥את la.Set · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

  3. Genesis 47:30 וּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙ u.ne.sa.Ta.ni · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    but when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.

  4. Genesis 50:13 וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ vai.yis.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    for his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field, for a possession of a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

  5. Genesis 50:17 שָׂ֣א sa' · A command to you: simple action

    So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

  6. Genesis 50:17 שָׂ֣א sa' · A command to you: simple action

    So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

  7. Exodus 6:8 נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ na.Sa.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And I will bring you in unto the land which I sware to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am Jehovah.

  8. Exodus 10:13 נָשָׂ֖א na.Sa' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and Jehovah brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

  9. Exodus 10:17 שָׂ֣א sa' · A command to you: simple action

    Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat Jehovah your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

  10. Exodus 10:19 וַיִּשָּׂא֙ vai.yi.Sa' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt.

  11. Exodus 12:34 וַיִּשָּׂ֥א vai.yi.Sa' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

  12. Exodus 14:10 וַיִּשְׂאוּ֩ vai.yis.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto Jehovah.

  13. Exodus 18:22 וְנָשְׂא֖וּ ve.na.se.'U · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

  14. Exodus 19:4 וָאֶשָּׂ֤א va.'e.Sa' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

  15. Exodus 20:7 תִשָּׂ֛א ti.Sa' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  16. Exodus 20:7 יִשָּׂ֥א yi.Sa' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  17. Exodus 23:1 תִשָּׂ֖א ti.Sa' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

  18. Exodus 23:21 יִשָּׂא֙ yi.Sa' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him.

  19. Exodus 25:14 לָשֵׂ֥את la.Set · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.

  20. Exodus 25:27 לָשֵׂ֖את la.Set · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.

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