נָשַׂג
nâsag · naw-sag'
to reach (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to reach (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, [idiom] surely, (over-) take (hold of, on, upon).
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
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to consume, to destroy › to carry, to lift up
The seed, life continuing that works to consume, to destroy that works to carry, to lift up.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָשַׂג 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
50 occurrences · 50 OT · 0 NT · 47 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and overtook3 · 9%
- overtook2 · 6%
- shall reach2 · 6%
- overtake2 · 6%
- take hold2 · 6%
- they shall obtain2 · 6%
- and when thou dost overtake1 · 3%
- and he overtook1 · 3%
- been, and have not attained1 · 3%
- i will overtake1 · 3%
- be not able to bring1 · 3%
- and cannot get1 · 3%
- such as he is able to get1 · 3%
- he can get1 · 3%
- is able to get1 · 3%
- is not able to get1 · 3%
- be able1 · 3%
- wax rich1 · 3%
- him; or if he be able1 · 3%
- his ability1 · 3%
- shall get1 · 3%
- and overtake1 · 3%
- on thee, and overtake1 · 3%
- upon thee, and overtake1 · 3%
- thee, and overtake1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
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.