נָשָׁה
nâshâh · naw-shaw'
to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove
- to forget
- figuratively, to neglect
- causatively, to remit, remove
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: forget, deprive, exact.
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
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to consume, to destroy › to reveal, behold
The seed, life continuing that works to consume, to destroy that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָשָׁה 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- said he, hath made me forget1 · 17%
- exacteth1 · 17%
- hath deprived1 · 17%
- thou shalt not be forgotten1 · 17%
- forget1 · 17%
- i forgat1 · 17%
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.