נָשָׁא

Strong’s Definition

to lead astray, i.e. (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

beguile, deceive, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] utterly.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to beguile, deceive
• 2.(niphal) to be beguiled
• 3.(hiphil) to beguile, deceive
• 4.(qal) utterly (infinitif)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: nâshâʼ; Pronunciation: naw-shaw'