יִסְעוּ֙
𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤅
nâçaʻ
they journeyed
To pull up or break camp (particularly tent pegs), to set out or depart on a journey, to remove or cause to move from place to place. In narrative uses, especially denotes the act of beginning a journey (typically by breaking camp) or progressing from one location to another, whether for an individual, family, clan, or whole people. Often used of nomadic movement but also in broader senses such as 'to remove' or 'to set out' in military and non-military contexts.
Numbers 9:18 · Word #4
Lexicon H5265
| Lemma | נָסַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤎𐤏 |
| Transliteration | nâçaʻ |
| Strong's | H5265 |
| Definition | To pull up or break camp (particularly tent pegs), to set out or depart on a journey, to remove or cause to move from place to place. In narrative uses, especially denotes the act of beginning a journey (typically by breaking camp) or progressing from one location to another, whether for an individual, family, clan, or whole people. Often used of nomadic movement but also in broader senses such as 'to remove' or 'to set out' in military and non-military contexts. |
Morphology HVqi3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | they journeyed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5265-33
they will break camp
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural form denotes a simple action performed by “they” in an incomplete or future sense. “They will break camp” preserves the root idea of pulling up tent pegs as the initiating act of departure. |
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