נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ) — Accept

Hebrew word study: נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ), Strong's H5375. to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

HebrewStrong's H5375
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Hebrew word
נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ)
Pronounced: naw-saw'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

Word study
Derivation: or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (H7 (אֲבַד))), a primitive root;

KJV translation words: 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 ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.

Where this word appears

Strong's H5375 is tagged on 655 words in 613 verses across 37 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:13 and last appears in Malachi 2:9.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and he lifted up ×34lift up ×32the bearers of ×16to carry ×16and they lifted up ×13and I lifted up ×11the bearer of ×11you will bear ×10I lift up ×9and he will bear ×9carrying ×9he will lift up ×8

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וַיִּשְׂאוּ ×43וַיִּשָּׂא ×41יִשָּׂא ×37נֹשֵׂא ×33נָשָׂא ×26נֹשְׂאֵי ×25לָשֵׂאת ×24אֶשָּׂא ×23יִשְׂאוּ ×20שְׂאוּ ×20

Books where it appears most

Ezekiel ×76Isaiah ×58Psalms ×48Numbers ×47Genesis ×46Exodus ×331 Samuel ×32Job ×28

Verses (first 25 of 613)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H7 אֲבַד (ʼăbad).

Entries whose derivation names this word: H3485 יִשָּׂשכָר (Yissâˢkâr), H4853 מַשָּׂא (massâʼ), H4856 מַשֹּׂא (massôʼ), H4858 מַשָּׂאָה (massâʼâh), H4864 מַשְׂאֵת (masʼêth), H4984 מִתְנַשֵּׂא (mithnassêʼ), H5376 נְשָׂא (nᵉsâʼ), H5379 נִשֵּׂאת (nissêʼth), H5385 נְשׂוּאָה (nᵉsûwʼâh), H5387 נָשִׂיא (nâsîyʼ), H7613 שְׂאֵת (sᵉʼêth), H7721 שׂוֹא (sôwʼ).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does nâsâʼ (H5375) mean?

To lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative.

How is H5375 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H5375 as: 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 ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield..

How often does נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ) appear?

Strong's H5375 is tagged on 655 words in 613 verses across 37 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:13 and last appears in Malachi 2:9.