וַ/יִּשָּׂא֥וּ/ם
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅/𐤌
nâsâʼ
and took them
To lift, carry, or bear, either physically (e.g., to raise objects, bear burdens) or metaphorically (e.g., to bear responsibility, guilt, or a person's countenance). In various contexts, נָשָׂא can also mean to take away, to forgive (i.e., to remove guilt), to exalt or elevate (someone to a position of honor or in self-elevation), or to endure (hardship, punishment).
1 Chronicles 23:22 · Word #10
Lexicon H5375
| Lemma | נָשָׂא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤔𐤀 |
| Transliteration | nâsâʼ |
| Strong's | H5375 |
| Definition | To lift, carry, or bear, either physically (e.g., to raise objects, bear burdens) or metaphorically (e.g., to bear responsibility, guilt, or a person's countenance). In various contexts, נָשָׂא can also mean to take away, to forgive (i.e., to remove guilt), to exalt or elevate (someone to a position of honor or in self-elevation), or to endure (hardship, punishment). |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and took them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5375-96
and they lifted them
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd masculine plural subject + 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | Qal sequential imperfect 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix, expressing a simple active action done by “they” to “them.” “Lifted” preserves the root’s core sense of raising or bearing. |
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