נָשָׂא

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

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.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to lift, bear up, carry, take
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(piel)
• 5.(hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself
• 6.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: nâsâʼ; Pronunciation: naw-saw'