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H5375 נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ) naw-saw'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}; a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)

KJV Usage: 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, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: raise. : raise/take_up 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: bear. : look/lift(eyes) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: forgive. : look/lift(eyes) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: guilt. : look/lift(eyes) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: aid. : look/lift(eyes) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: exalt. : look/lift(eyes) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: look. : look/lift(eyes) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: loud. : loud/declare/lift(voice/speech) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: trust. : trust/desire/lift(soul/heart) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: vow. : vow/swear/bless/lift(hand) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: kindness. : kindness/honour/favour/lift(head/face) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: fight. : fight/lift(WEAPON/hand) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: enthuse. : enthuse/encourage/lifted(by_heart) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: journey. : journey/lift(feet) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: marry. : marry/take(wife) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: count. : count/take(number) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: bearing(armour). : bearing(armour) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: give(gift). : give(gift) 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · מַשָּׂא · מַשֹּׂא · מַשָּׂאָה · מַשְׂאֵת · נְשׂוּאָה · נָשִׂיא · שְׂאֵת · שִׂיא

High | verb qal, verb nif | ≈ גָּבֹהַּ · רום

to become high, to be lifted up = process by which an object increases in height

PSA 89:10 · ISA 2:2 · ISA 2:13 · ISA 2:14 · ISA 30:25 · ISA 40:4 · ISA 57:7 · MIC 4:1 · NAM 1:5

High | verb nif

to rise = process by which objects rise up from a certain location

EZK 1:19 · EZK 1:19 · EZK 1:20 · EZK 1:21 · EZK 1:21

High | verb qal, verb nif

to lift up, to raise, to raise up = causative action by which humans or forces take hold of objects and cause them to rise up from a certain location

GEN 7:17 · GEN 21:18 · GEN 31:17 · GEN 42:26 · PSA 139:9 · ISA 2:4 · ISA 5:26 · ISA 10:24 · ISA 10:26 · ISA 11:12 · ISA 13:2 · ISA 18:3 · ISA 46:7 · JER 4:6 · JER 6:1 · JER 50:2 · JER 51:12 · JER 51:27 · MIC 4:3 · ZEC 5:7

Stance | verb qal

to lift up (one's) hands, to lift up (one's) palms literally: to lift up; hence: = action by which humans or animals lift up part of their body, such as hands, palms, wings

LEV 9:22 · PSA 28:2 · PSA 63:5 · PSA 119:48 · PSA 134:2 · LAM 2:19 · EZK 10:16 · EZK 10:19 · EZK 11:22 · HAB 3:10

Confident | verb qal, verb pi

Collocation: נשׂא לֵב · נשׂא נֶפֶשׁ

to count on, to be intent on, to desire literally: to lift up (one's heart or self) towards something or someone; hence: = action by which humans turn to a deity or location with the confidence that they will find help and support there

DEU 24:15 · PSA 24:4 · PSA 25:1 · PSA 86:4 · PSA 143:8 · PRO 19:18 · JER 22:27 · JER 44:14 · LAM 3:41 · HOS 4:8

Hold | verb qal, verb pe'al, verb pi, verb nif

to take, to take up, to lift up, to carry literally: to lift up; hence: = action by which humans take hold of objects with their hands, with the intention of holding them or bringing them to another location

GEN 27:3 · GEN 40:19 · GEN 43:34 · EXO 10:13 · EXO 10:19 · EXO 12:34 · EXO 25:14 · EXO 25:27 · EXO 25:28 · EXO 27:7 · EXO 30:4 · EXO 37:5 · EXO 37:14 · EXO 37:15 · EXO 37:27 · EXO 38:7 · LEV 11:25 · LEV 11:28 · LEV 11:40 · LEV 15:10 · NUM 1:50 · NUM 4:15 · NUM 4:25 · NUM 7:9 · NUM 10:17 · NUM 10:21 · NUM 11:12 · NUM 11:12 · NUM 13:23 · DEU 1:31 · DEU 1:31 · DEU 10:8 · DEU 12:26 · DEU 31:9 · DEU 31:25 · JOS 3:3 · JOS 3:6 · JOS 3:6 · JOS 3:8 · JOS 3:13 · JOS 3:14 · JOS 3:15 · JOS 3:15 · JOS 3:17 · JOS 4:3 · JOS 4:8 · JOS 4:9 · JOS 4:10 · JOS 4:16 · JOS 4:18 · JOS 6:4 · JOS 6:6 · JOS 6:6 · JOS 6:8 · JOS 6:12 · JOS 6:13 · JOS 8:33 · JDG 3:18 · JDG 9:48 · JDG 9:54 · JDG 16:31 · RUT 2:18 · 1SA 10:3 · 1SA 10:3 · 1SA 10:3 · 1SA 14:1 · 1SA 14:6 · 1SA 14:7 · 1SA 14:12 · 1SA 14:12 · 1SA 14:13 · 1SA 14:13 · 1SA 14:14 · 1SA 14:17 · 1SA 16:21 · 1SA 17:7 · 1SA 17:20 · 1SA 17:34 · 1SA 17:41 · 1SA 31:4 · 1SA 31:4 · 1SA 31:5 · 1SA 31:6 · 2SA 2:32 · 2SA 4:4 · 2SA 6:13 · 2SA 15:24 · 2SA 18:15 · 2SA 23:16 · 2SA 23:37 · 1KI 2:26 · 1KI 5:23 · 1KI 5:29 · 1KI 8:3 · 1KI 13:29 · 1KI 14:28 · 2KI 2:16 · 2KI 4:20 · 2KI 4:36 · 2KI 4:37 · 2KI 7:8 · 2KI 7:8 · 2KI 9:25 · 2KI 9:26 · 1CH 5:18 · 1CH 10:4 · 1CH 10:4 · 1CH 10:5 · 1CH 10:9 · 1CH 10:12 · 1CH 11:18 · 1CH 11:39 · 1CH 12:25 · 1CH 15:2 · 1CH 15:2 · 1CH 15:15 · 1CH 15:26 · 1CH 15:27 · 1CH 23:26 · 2CH 5:4 · 2CH 12:11 · 2CH 14:7 · 2CH 14:7 · 2CH 24:11 · EZR 5:15 · NEH 2:1 · NEH 4:11 · JOB 6:2 · JOB 13:14 · JOB 24:10 · JOB 27:21 · JOB 30:22 · PSA 91:12 · PSA 102:11 · PSA 116:13 · PSA 126:6 · PSA 126:6 · ECC 5:14 · SNG 5:7 · ISA 22:6 · ISA 38:21 · ISA 40:11 · ISA 40:24 · ISA 41:16 · ISA 45:20 · ISA 49:22 · ISA 52:11 · ISA 57:13 · ISA 64:5 · ISA 66:12 · JER 10:5 · JER 10:5 · JER 17:21 · JER 17:27 · LAM 3:27 · LAM 5:13 · EZK 3:12 · EZK 3:14 · EZK 8:3 · EZK 10:7 · EZK 11:1 · EZK 11:24 · EZK 12:6 · EZK 12:7 · EZK 12:12 · EZK 43:5 · DAN 1:16 · DAN 2:35 · DAN 11:12 · AMO 4:2 · AMO 5:26 · AMO 6:10 · JON 1:12 · JON 1:15 · MAL 2:3

Hold | verb qal

to carry, to bear = state in which humans, animals, or objects are bearing a load while moving from one place to another

GEN 44:1 · GEN 45:23 · GEN 45:23 · GEN 46:5 · EXO 19:4 · DEU 32:11 · 1KI 10:2 · 2CH 9:1

Associate | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא אִשָּׁה

to take (as wife) literally: to take a wife (for oneself); hence: = action by which a man contracts a marriage with a woman for himself

JDG 21:23 · RUT 1:4 · 1CH 23:22 · 2CH 11:21 · 2CH 13:21 · EZR 9:2 · EZR 9:12 · EZR 10:44

Associate | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא אִשָּׁה

to take a wife (for someone else) literally: to take a wife (for someone else); hence: = action by which a man contracts a marriage with a woman on behalf of someone else

2CH 24:3 · NEH 13:25

Bear | verb qal

to carry responsibility, to bear literally: to hold; hence: = process by which humans are held responsible for a certain action or for the well-being of others

GEN 4:13 · EXO 18:22 · EXO 28:38 · EXO 28:43 · LEV 5:1 · LEV 5:17 · LEV 7:18 · LEV 10:17 · LEV 16:22 · LEV 17:16 · LEV 19:8 · LEV 19:17 · LEV 20:17 · LEV 20:19 · LEV 20:20 · LEV 22:9 · LEV 24:15 · NUM 5:31 · NUM 9:13 · NUM 11:14 · NUM 11:17 · NUM 11:17 · NUM 14:33 · NUM 14:34 · NUM 18:1 · NUM 18:1 · NUM 18:22 · NUM 18:23 · NUM 18:32 · NUM 30:16 · DEU 1:9 · DEU 1:12 · JOB 34:31 · PRO 9:12 · ISA 53:4 · ISA 53:12 · EZK 4:4 · EZK 4:5 · EZK 4:6 · EZK 14:10 · EZK 16:58 · EZK 18:19 · EZK 18:20 · EZK 18:20 · EZK 23:35 · EZK 23:49 · EZK 44:10 · EZK 44:12

Bear | verb hif

to cause to bear literally: to cause to hold; hence: = causative process by which humans cause other humans to be held responsible for a certain action

LEV 22:16

Innocent | verb qal | ≈ כסה · נקה · סלח · עבר · צַדִּיק

to forgive, to pardon literally: to beadr; hence: = action by which humans or deities let go of any anger or resentment with regard to the wrongdoing or sin of (other) humans

GEN 18:24 · GEN 18:26 · GEN 50:17 · GEN 50:17 · EXO 10:17 · EXO 23:21 · EXO 32:32 · EXO 34:7 · NUM 14:18 · NUM 14:19 · JOS 24:19 · 1SA 15:25 · 1SA 25:28 · JOB 7:21 · PSA 25:18 · PSA 32:1 · PSA 32:5 · PSA 85:3 · PSA 99:8 · ISA 2:9 · ISA 33:24 · HOS 1:6 · HOS 1:6 · HOS 14:3 · MIC 7:18

Contain | verb qal

to contain, to support, to hold literally: to hold; hence: = state in which an object or space is large enough to contain people or objects

GEN 13:6 · GEN 36:7 · EZK 45:11

Dead | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא נֶפֶשׁ

to take (someone's) life literally: to take (someone's) soul/self; hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans to die

2SA 14:14

Dead

to take away, to cause to die literally: to take (someone's) away; hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans to die

JOB 32:22

Dress | verb qal

to wear literally: to hold, carry; hence: = state in which humans are dressed in a piece of clothing; ► used exclusively for the ephod worn by priests; ≈ associated with some level of responsibility as well

1SA 2:28 · 1SA 14:3 · 1SA 22:18

Dress | verb qal

to wear literally: to hold, carry; hence: = state in which humans hold something by attaching it to their clothes or by hiding it in the fold of their robes; ≈ often associated with carrying some amount of responsibility for something as well

EXO 28:12 · EXO 28:29 · EXO 28:30 · JOB 31:36 · HAG 2:12

Engage | verb qal

to receive, to get, to undergo literally: to hold, carry; hence: = process by which humans undergo certain processes or actions initiated by (other) humans or deities

DEU 33:3 · 2KI 18:14 · EST 2:9 · EST 2:15 · EST 2:17 · EST 5:2 · JOB 36:3 · PSA 24:5 · PSA 55:13 · PSA 69:8 · PSA 88:16 · PSA 89:51 · PRO 18:14 · PRO 19:19 · PRO 30:21 · ECC 5:18 · ISA 1:14 · JER 10:19 · JER 15:15 · JER 31:19 · JER 44:22 · EZK 16:52 · EZK 16:52 · EZK 16:54 · EZK 32:24 · EZK 32:25 · EZK 32:30 · EZK 34:29 · EZK 36:6 · EZK 36:7 · EZK 36:15 · EZK 39:26 · EZK 44:13 · MIC 6:16 · MIC 7:9 · ZEC 6:13

Measure | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא מִסְפָּר

to number, to take a census literally: to take the number (of a group); hence: = action by which humans try to determine the number of a group of people by having them counted

NUM 3:40 · 1CH 27:23

Measure | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא רֹאשׁ

to number, to take a census literally: to take the sum (of a group); hence: = action by which humans try to determine the number of a group of people by having them counted

EXO 30:12 · NUM 1:2 · NUM 1:49 · NUM 4:2 · NUM 4:22 · NUM 26:2 · NUM 31:26 · NUM 31:49

Safe | verb qal, verb pi

to care for, to assist, to help, to support literally: to hold, carry; hence: = action by which humans provide help and support to other humans

1KI 9:11 · EZR 1:4 · EZR 8:36 · EST 9:3 · PSA 28:9 · ISA 46:3 · ISA 46:4 · ISA 63:9

Move | verb qal, verb nif, verb hif

to carry, to take, to bring literally: to cause to hold, carry; hence: = causative action by which humans take hold of objects and bring them to another location

LEV 10:4 · LEV 10:5 · DEU 14:24 · DEU 28:49 · 1SA 4:4 · 2SA 5:21 · 2SA 17:13 · 1KI 15:22 · 1KI 18:12 · 2KI 4:19 · 2KI 5:23 · 2KI 20:17 · 2KI 23:4 · 2KI 25:13 · 1CH 18:11 · 2CH 14:12 · 2CH 16:6 · ISA 8:4 · ISA 15:7 · ISA 30:6 · ISA 39:6 · ISA 60:6 · JER 49:29 · JER 52:17 · EZK 29:19 · EZK 38:13 · EZK 39:10 · HOS 5:14

Move | verb qal

to bring, to convey, to transport literally: to cause to hold, carry; hence: = causative action by which humans bring an object to another location by using a means of transportation like an animal, cart, ship, or even one's own shoulder

GEN 45:19 · GEN 45:27 · GEN 46:5 · GEN 47:30 · GEN 50:13 · 2SA 6:3 · 2SA 6:4 · 1KI 10:11 · 1KI 10:22 · 2KI 14:20 · 2CH 9:21 · 2CH 25:28

Non-Possess | verb qal, verb nif

to bring, to present, to give literally: to bring; hence: = causative action by which humans bring objects to (other) humans or deities as a gift

2SA 8:2 · 2SA 8:6 · 2SA 19:43 · 2SA 19:43 · 1CH 16:29 · 1CH 18:2 · 1CH 18:6 · PSA 96:8 · EZK 20:31

Possess | verb qal

to take (for oneself) literally: to hold, carry; hence: = action by which human take possession of something belonging to someone else

NUM 16:15 · 1CH 21:24 · MIC 2:2

Stage | verb qal

to bear, to yield literally: to hold, carry; hence: = process by which plants or trees (or the area where they grow) produces branches or fruit

JOB 40:20 · EZK 17:8 · EZK 17:23 · EZK 36:8 · JOL 2:22 · HAG 2:19

Safe | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא שָׁלֹום

to yield prosperity literally: to yield prosperity; hence: = process by which an area produces abundance of crops ► which results in wealth and prosperity

PSA 72:3

Willing | verb qal

to accept, to tolerate literally: to hold, carry; hence: = state in which humans are willing to listen to other humans

JOB 21:3

Confident | verb qal, verb nif

Collocation: נשׂא פָּנֶה · נשׂא רֹאשׁ

to look up without shame literally: to lift up (one's) face or head); hence: = action by which humans look up without shame

2SA 2:22 · JOB 10:15 · JOB 11:15 · JOB 22:26 · PSA 24:7 · PSA 24:7 · PSA 24:9 · PSA 24:9 · ISA 37:23

Conflict | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא יָד

to attack literally: to lift up (one's) hand; hence = action by which humans initiate a physical conflict with other humans

2SA 18:28 · 2SA 20:21

Conflict | verb qal | ≈ המה

Collocation: נשׂא קֶרֶן · נשׂא ראֹשׁ

to raise one's head, to raise one's horn literally: to lift up (one's) head/horn; hence: = action by which nations make an effort to engage in a military conflict with others, usually after having been defeated before but not totally

JDG 8:28 · PSA 83:3 · ZEC 2:4 · ZEC 2:4

Free | verb qal

Collocation: נשׁא רֹאשׁ

to release from prison literally: to lift up (someone's) head; hence: = causative action by which humans declare other humans free after having held them prisoner

GEN 40:13 · GEN 40:20 · 2KI 25:27 · JER 52:31

Great | verb nif | ≈ רום | ≠ שָׁפֵל

to be exalted, to be proud literally: to be lifted up = state in which humans or deities have an elevated status, either in their own eyes or in the eyes of other people, ≈ which can either be good or bad, depending on whether this status is justified

ISA 2:12 · ISA 6:1 · ISA 52:13 · ISA 57:15

Great | verb qal

Collocation: לֵב נשׂא

to become arrogant literally: (one's) heart lifts (someone) up; hence: = process by which humans become arrogant in their thinking

2KI 14:10 · 2CH 25:19

Great | verb nif

Collocation: נשׂא עַפְעַפִּים

to have haughty looks literally: to lift up (one's) eyelids; hence: = action by which humans show that they consider themselves to have an elevated status, especially with their eyes

PRO 30:13

Great | verb nif, verb hit | ≈ רדה | ≠ שָׁפָל

to exalt oneself literally: to lift oneself up; hence: = action by which humans, deities, or groups ascribe greatness and authority to themselves

NUM 16:3 · 1KI 1:5 · 1CH 29:11 · PRO 30:32 · EZK 17:14 · EZK 29:15 · DAN 11:14

Great | verb pi, verb nif, verb hit | ≈ גדל · רום

to exalt literally: to lift up (someone); hence: = causative action by which humans ascribe greatness and authority to humans, deities, or groups

NUM 24:7 · 2SA 5:12 · 1CH 14:2 · 2CH 32:23 · EST 3:1 · EST 5:11 · ISA 33:10

Happen | verb qal

to happen, to arise literally: to arise; hence: = process by which an event starts happening

HAB 1:3

Intense | verb nif

to lift up, to reach the skies = action by which an object is lifted or raised into the skies, so that it towers above other objects

JER 51:9

Lax | verb qal

to ease literally: to lift up; hence: = causative process by which a certain condition is made less intense

JOB 7:13

Move | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא רֶגֶל

to start walking literally: to lift up (one's) foot; hence: = action by which someone starts walking

GEN 29:1

See | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא עַיִן · נשׂא פָּנֶה

to look up to lift up (one's eye, face); hence: = action by which humans direct their face or eyes away from the ground so that they can see what is in the distance or in the sky

GEN 13:10 · GEN 13:14 · GEN 18:2 · GEN 22:4 · GEN 22:13 · GEN 24:63 · GEN 24:64 · GEN 31:10 · GEN 31:12 · GEN 33:1 · GEN 33:5 · GEN 37:25 · GEN 37:25 · GEN 39:7 · GEN 43:29 · EXO 14:10 · NUM 24:2 · DEU 3:27 · DEU 4:19 · JOS 5:13 · JDG 19:17 · 1SA 6:13 · 2SA 13:34 · 2SA 18:24 · 2KI 9:32 · 2KI 19:22 · 1CH 21:16 · JOB 2:12 · ISA 40:26 · ISA 49:18 · ISA 51:6 · ISA 60:4 · JER 3:2 · JER 13:20 · EZK 8:5 · EZK 8:5 · DAN 8:3 · DAN 10:5 · ZEC 2:1 · ZEC 2:5 · ZEC 5:1 · ZEC 5:5 · ZEC 5:9 · ZEC 5:9 · ZEC 6:1

Confident | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא עַיִן

to look up to (in confidence) literally: to lift up (one's) eyes (to); hence: = action by which humans turn to a deity or place with the confidence that they will find help and support there

PSA 121:1 · PSA 123:1 · EZK 18:6 · EZK 18:12 · EZK 18:15 · EZK 23:27 · EZK 33:25

Shout | verb qal | ≈ צהל · צוח · רנן

Collocation: נשׂא קֹול

to shout literally: to lift up (one's) voice = action by which humans speak with a loud voice

GEN 21:16 · GEN 27:38 · GEN 29:11 · JDG 2:4 · JDG 9:7 · JDG 21:2 · RUT 1:9 · RUT 1:14 · 1SA 11:4 · 1SA 24:17 · 1SA 30:4 · 2SA 3:32 · 2SA 13:36 · JOB 2:12 · PSA 93:3 · PSA 93:3 · PSA 93:3 · ISA 24:14 · ISA 42:11 · ISA 52:8

Speak | verb qal

to utter, to pronounce literally: to lift up (words); hence: = action by which humans utter certain words

EXO 20:7 · EXO 20:7 · EXO 23:1 · NUM 14:1 · NUM 23:7 · NUM 23:18 · NUM 24:3 · NUM 24:15 · NUM 24:20 · NUM 24:21 · NUM 24:23 · DEU 5:11 · DEU 5:11 · 2KI 9:25 · 2KI 19:4 · JOB 21:12 · JOB 27:1 · JOB 29:1 · PSA 15:3 · PSA 16:4 · PSA 50:16 · PSA 81:3 · PSA 139:20 · ISA 3:7 · ISA 14:4 · ISA 37:4 · ISA 42:2 · JER 7:16 · JER 7:29 · JER 9:9 · JER 9:17 · JER 11:14 · EZK 19:1 · EZK 26:17 · EZK 27:2 · EZK 27:32 · EZK 28:12 · EZK 32:2 · AMO 5:1 · MIC 2:4 · HAB 2:6

Stance | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא כָּנָף

to raise (one's) wings literally: to lift up (one's) wings; hence: = action by which birds or other flying creatures raise their wings in order to fly away

PSA 139:9 · EZK 10:19 · EZK 11:22

Stance | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא יָד · נשׂא כַּף

to lift up (one's) hands literally: to lift up (one's) hands; hence: = action by which humans raise their arms to receive out, beckon, bless, or pray

LEV 9:22 · PSA 28:2 · PSA 63:5 · PSA 119:48 · PSA 134:2 · ISA 49:22 · LAM 2:19 · HAB 3:10

Stance | verb hit | ≈ קום

to rise = action by which an animal raises itself from a lying position

NUM 23:24

Engage | verb nif

to lift up oneself = to come into action literally: to lift oneself up; hence: = action by which deities come in action after a time of inactivity

PSA 7:7 · PSA 94:2

Engage | verb qal | ≈ קום

Collocation: נשׂא יָד

to come into action literally: to lift (one's) hand); hence: = action by which deities intervene after a time of inactivity

PSA 10:12

Unwilling | verb hit

to revolt literally: to lift oneself up; hence: = action by which humans rise up in opposition or armed resistance to their government or ruler

EZR 4:19

Vow

Collocation: נשׂא יָד

to swear literally: to lift up (one's) hands; hence: = action by which someone takes an oath

EXO 6:8 · NUM 14:30 · DEU 32:40 · NEH 9:15 · PSA 106:26 · EZK 20:5 · EZK 20:5 · EZK 20:6 · EZK 20:15 · EZK 20:23 · EZK 20:28 · EZK 20:42 · EZK 36:7 · EZK 44:12 · EZK 47:14

Willing | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא אֹור פָּנֶה

to cause to shine literally: to lift up the light (of one's) face (over someone else); hence: = action by which deities show favor to humans ◄ as if the deity causes the light emanating from his face to shine on them

PSA 4:7

Willing | verb qal

Collocation: נשׂא פָּנֶה

to respect, to look upon or treat with favor, to honor literally: to lift up (someone's) face; hence: = action by which humans or deities show favor or respect to someone, ◄ as if by allowing someone who is looking down out of shame or humility to look up directly into one's face

GEN 19:21 · GEN 32:21 · LEV 19:15 · NUM 6:26 · DEU 10:17 · DEU 28:50 · 1SA 25:35 · 2KI 3:14 · 2KI 5:1 · JOB 13:8 · JOB 13:10 · JOB 22:8 · JOB 32:21 · JOB 34:19 · JOB 42:8 · JOB 42:9 · PSA 82:2 · PRO 6:35 · PRO 18:5 · ISA 3:3 · ISA 9:14 · LAM 4:16 · HOS 13:1 · MAL 1:8 · MAL 1:9 · MAL 2:9

Willing | verb qal

Collocation: לֵב נשׂא

to be willing literally: (one's) heart lifts (someone) up; hence: = state in which humans are willing to carry out a specific task

EXO 35:21 · EXO 35:26 · EXO 36:2

1 NAM 1:5 MT HOTTP-B NJPS NRSV ESV "heaves" NIV "trembles" GNT "shakes" CEV "shudder" | RSV "is laid waste" NJB "collapses" = וַתִּשָּׁא | REB "is in tumult" 2 2SA 23:37 MT-K נשׂאי | MT-Q נֹשֵׂא 3 EZR 10:44 MT-K נשׂאו | MT-Q נָשְׂאוּ 4 HOS 1:6 RSV NIV NJPS NJB NRSV REB GNT CEV | LXX ἀντιτασσόμενος ἀντιτάξομαι αὐτοῖς = שָׂנֹא אֶשְׂנָא 5 EZK 39:26 NJPS CEV | RSV NIV NJB NRSV REB GNT "forget" 6 JER 13:20 MT-K שׂאי | MT-Q שְׂאוּ 7 HAB 3:10 MT HOTTP-B RSV NRSV "... hands" NIV | NJB GNT CEV "... waves" 8 PSA 4:7 MT נְסָה

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נָשָׂא 656 vb. lift, carry, take Qal lift, lift up

Bear, carry

Take, take away

Niph. be lifted up

refl. lift oneself up = rise up, of י׳, to display power in judgment

be borne, carried

be taken away, carried off

Pi. lift up = exalt

fig. = desire, long

carry, bear continuously

take, take away

Hithp. lift oneself up

Hiph. cause one to bear iniquity

appar. cause to bring, have brought

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