נְשָׂא
nᵉsâʼ · nes-aw'
{to lift}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5375 (נָשָׂא)
{to lift}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: carry away, make insurrection, take.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to consume, to destroy › strength, the leader
The seed, life continuing that works to consume, to destroy of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְשָׂא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- hath made insurrection1 · 25%
- unto him, take1 · 25%
- carried1 · 25%
- away1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.