נָסַק
𐤍𐤎𐤒
nâçaq
H5266 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To ascend, go up, or climb, often in the sense of physical movement from a lower to a higher place; can also denote the movement of objects, such as smoke or mist, rising upwards. The term applies primarily to literal upward movement but can, in limited contexts, extend to the idea of something emerging or being elevated.
Semantic Range
to ascend, to go up, to climb, to rise (of smoke or mist); to be lifted up or elevated (rare or poetic contexts)
Root / Etymology
Root: נסק. Derived from the triconsonantal root נסק, which primarily conveys the notion of rising or going up, especially in a physical or spatial sense. The verb form preserves the fundamental meaning of ascent. Closely related in nuance to עלה (to go up), but less common and more specialized in application.
Historical & Contextual Notes
נָסַק is a rare verb in the Hebrew Bible, occurring primarily in poetic and prophetic contexts, sometimes describing the ascent of smoke, mist, or cloud (e.g., Isaiah 5:6, Joel 2:30), and less frequently for the upward movement of persons or objects. Its usage is less common than עלה, which broadly covers many senses of 'going up,' including ritual or locational ascent. There is no clear evidence of a technical or cultic meaning attached to נָסַק in biblical literature. In later Hebrew or post-biblical usage, the root remains rare, and it does not develop the range of metaphorical usages (such as social or spiritual ascent) seen with other roots for 'to go up.' English translations typically render נָסַק as 'ascend' or 'go up,' which accurately reflects its limited documented uses, but may flatten the physical-imagistic quality of the term. In the ancient Israelite world, ascent verbs were significant in both geography (e.g., traveling upward to Jerusalem) and ritual/symbolic language; נָסַק, however, is not the primary term for these connotations.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
a primitive root; to go up; ascend.
Bantu Hebrew
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נסק (n-s-q) — rise, ascend, go up
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H5267 | נְסַק | they caused to ascend |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5266-01 |
אֶסַּ֣ק | esaq | HVqi1cs |
I ascend | I ascend | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5266-01 |
Psalms 139:8 | אֶסַּ֣ק | esaq | HVqi1cs |
I ascend | I ascend |