Word Study · Strong's H5376 · Hebrew
נְשָׂא
nesa
nes-aw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nᵉsâʼ
“{to lift}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{to lift}
Rendered in the KJV as
carry away, make insurrection, take.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- וּנְשָׂ֤א1
- מִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑ה1
- שֵׂ֚א1
How it is rendered · 3
- [was] rising up1
- and it carried away1
- take!1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · poal, participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- AC/Vqp3ms · 1
- AVMrfsa · 1
- AVqv2ms · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Ezra2 occurrences
- Ezra 4:19מִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑הmitnaseahverb · poal, participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularI issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition.here: [was] rising up
- Ezra 5:15שֵׂ֚אse'verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularand instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’here: take!