וַ/יִּשָּׂ֥א
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀
nâsâʼ
and he lifted up
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).
Numbers 23:18 · Word #1
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/Vqw3ms
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 | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he lifted up |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5375-91
and he lifted
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses simple active action, and the sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) form with prefixed vav indicates a past narrative action: "and he lifted." The rendering preserves the core physical sense of raising or bearing inherent in נשׂא without narrowing to a specific context. |
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