נְשָׂא
𐤍𐤔𐤀
nᵉsâʼ
H5376 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
(Aramaic) To lift up, carry, bear, raise, or take away in a physical or figurative sense; to exalt or elevate; to remove, often carrying the nuance of bearing a burden or responsibility. In military or political contexts, can mean to rise up, especially with the sense of making insurrection or rebellion.
Semantic Range
to lift up, raise, carry, bear, take away, remove, exalt, elevate, rise up (in rebellion or pride); make insurrection
Root / Etymology
Aramaic verb from the root נשׂא, which in Hebrew means 'to lift, carry, bear.' The Aramaic form shares this meaning but often appears in the biblical Aramaic sections of Daniel and Ezra, reflecting shared Northwest Semitic etymology. The form נְשָׂא (nᵉsâʼ) is the Peal (basic) stem in Aramaic.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In biblical Aramaic, especially in Daniel and Ezra, נְשָׂא is used in a wide range of senses similar to its Hebrew counterpart but with some Aramaic-specific nuances. In Daniel, it can denote physical lifting or removal (e.g., taking away dominion), as well as figurative concepts such as exalting a ruler or rebelling against authority. In some contexts (e.g., Daniel 11:12), it refers to being lifted up in pride or exultation following victory. Translation traditions sometimes render the word as 'make insurrection,' especially in military-political contexts, but its base meaning remains connected to lifting, carrying, or raising. In post-biblical Aramaic, the core senses persist. The English word 'insurrection' represents a particular idiom of the verb in context, not its base meaning.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
(Aramaic) corresponding to נָשָׂא; {to lift}; carry away, make insurrection, take.
Bantu Hebrew
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נשא (n-ś-ʾ) — to lift, to carry, to bear, to take away
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4853 | מַשָּׂא | in the burden |
| H4854 | מַשָּׂא | burden of |
| H4856 | מַשֹּׂא | and lifting-up-of |
| H4858 | מַשָּׂאָה | rising mass |
| H4859 | מַשָּׁאָה | loans |
Word Forms
3 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5376-02 |
שֵׂ֚א | se | AVqv2ms |
take | Lift up! | 1 |
H5376-01 |
מִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑ה | mitenaseah | AVMrfsa |
it has risen up | self-exalting one | 1 |
H5376-03 |
וּ/נְשָׂ֤א | unesa | AC/Vqp3ms |
and carried away | and he lifted | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5376-03 |
Daniel 2:35 | וּ/נְשָׂ֤א | unesa | AC/Vqp3ms |
and carried away | and he lifted |
H5376-01 |
Ezra 4:19 | מִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑ה | mitenaseah | AVMrfsa |
it has risen up | self-exalting one |
H5376-02 |
Ezra 5:15 | שֵׂ֚א | se | AVqv2ms |
take | Lift up! |