נָשָׂא

na.sato lift: raiseHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb655 occurrences37 books612 verses

Definition

or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 [7]), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Traditional renderings: 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 ( man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, × needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, swear, take (away, up), × utterly, wear, yield.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָשָׂא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

655 total
  1. Ezekiel 39:10יִשְׂא֨וּ · gather
    They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.
  2. Ezekiel 39:26וְנָשׂוּ֙ · They will forget
    They will forget their disgrace and all the treachery they committed against Me, when they dwell securely in their land, with no one to frighten them.
  3. Ezekiel 43:5וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי · lifted me up
    Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
  4. Ezekiel 44:10וְנָשְׂא֖וּ · will bear the consequences
    Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.
  5. Ezekiel 44:12נָשָׂ֨אתִי · I swore with an uplifted; וְנָשְׂא֖וּ · that they would bear the consequences
    Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD.
  6. Ezekiel 44:13וְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ · They will bear
    They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things. They will bear the shame of the abominations they have committed.
  7. Ezekiel 45:11לָשֵׂ֕את · will contain
    The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both.
  8. Ezekiel 47:14נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ · I swore with an uplifted
    You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance.
  9. Daniel 1:16נֹשֵׂא֙ · continued to withhold
    So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
  10. Daniel 8:3וָאֶשָּׂ֤א · Then I lifted up
    Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
  11. Daniel 10:5וָאֶשָּׂ֤א · I lifted up
    I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
  12. Daniel 11:12וְנִשָּׂ֥א · is carried off
    When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph.
  13. Daniel 11:14יִֽנַּשְּׂא֛וּ · will exalt themselves
    In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.
  14. Hosea 1:6נָשֹׂ֥א · I should ever forgive; אֶשָּׂ֖א
    Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.
  15. Hosea 4:8יִשְׂא֥וּ · and set
    They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
  16. Hosea 5:14אֶשָּׂ֖א · I will carry them off
    For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
  17. Hosea 13:1נָשָׂ֥א · was exalted
    When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died.
  18. Hosea 14:2תִּשָּׂ֤א · Take away
    Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
  19. Joel 2:22נָשָׂ֣א · bear
    Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
  20. Amos 4:2וְנִשָּׂ֤א · when you will be taken away
    The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
  21. Amos 5:1נֹשֵׂ֧א · take up
    Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lamentation I take up against you:
  22. Amos 5:26וּנְשָׂאתֶ֗ם · You have taken along
    You have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, the idols you made for yourselves.
  23. Amos 6:10וּנְשָׂא֞וֹ · picks them up
    And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
  24. Jonah 1:12שָׂא֙וּנִי֙ · Pick me up
    “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”
  25. Jonah 1:15וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ · Then they picked up
    Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.
  26. Micah 2:2וְנָשָׂ֑אוּ · they take away
    They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.
  27. Micah 2:4יִשָּׂ֧א · they will take up
    In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”
  28. Micah 4:1וְנִשָּׂ֥א · it will be raised
    In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.
  29. Micah 4:3יִשְׂא֞וּ · take up
    Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.
  30. Micah 6:16תִּשָּֽׂאוּ׃פ · you will bear
    You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”
  31. Micah 7:9אֶשָּׂ֔א · I must endure
    Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
  32. Micah 7:18נֹשֵׂ֤א · who pardons
    Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
  33. Nahum 1:5וַתִּשָּׂ֤א · trembles
    The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.
  34. Habakkuk 1:3יִשָּֽׂא׃ · abounds
    Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.
  35. Habakkuk 2:6יִשָּׂ֔אוּ · take up
    Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
  36. Habakkuk 3:10נָשָֽׂא׃ · and lifted
    The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
  37. Haggai 2:12יִשָּׂא־ · carries
    If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.
  38. Haggai 2:19נָשָׂ֑א · yielded [fruit]
    Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”
  39. Zechariah 1:18וָאֶשָּׂ֥א · Then I looked up
    Then I looked up and saw four horns.
  40. Zechariah 1:21נָשָׂ֣א · could raise; הַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים · that have lifted up
    “What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
  41. Zechariah 2:1וָאֶשָּׂ֥א · Then I lifted
    Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
  42. Zechariah 5:1וָאֶשָּׂ֥א · I lifted up
    Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.
  43. Zechariah 5:5שָׂ֣א · lift up
    Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”
  44. Zechariah 5:7נִשֵּׂ֑את · was raised
    And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.
  45. Zechariah 5:9וָאֶשָּׂ֨א · Then I lifted; וַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙ · and they lifted up
    Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
  46. Zechariah 6:1וָאֶשָּׂ֤א · I lifted
    And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.