What does נָזָה (nāzāh) mean in the Bible?
נָזָה (nāzāh): Ritual sprinkling of blood or water for purification; central to Levitical expiation and covenant renewal ceremonies
Hebrew · H5137
נָזָה
To spirt , i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)
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נָזָה H5137
Pronunciation nāzāh
What does נָזָה (nāzāh) mean in the Bible?
נָזָה (nāzāh): Ritual sprinkling of blood or water for purification; central to Levitical expiation and covenant renewal ceremonies
Full entry for נָזָה (H5137) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5137?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and sprinkle (9), He is to sprinkle (2), . . . (1), and sprinkled them (1), he shall sprinkle (1).
Where does נָזָה (nāzāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (15), Numbers (5), Isaiah (2), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and sprinkle 9× Exodus 29:21, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 14:16
He is to sprinkle 2× Leviticus 16:15, Leviticus 16:19
. . . 1× Leviticus 6:27
and sprinkled them 1× Leviticus 8:30
he shall sprinkle 1× Leviticus 14:7
He sprinkled 1× Leviticus 8:11
He will sprinkle 1× Isaiah 52:15
is spattered 1× Leviticus 6:27
is to sprinkle 1× Numbers 19:19
spattered 1× Isaiah 63:3
splattered 1× 2 Kings 9:33
Sprinkle 1× Numbers 8:7
The one who sprinkles 1× Numbers 19:21
then he is to sprinkle 1× Leviticus 5:9
then he shall sprinkle 1× Leviticus 16:14
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:21 וְהִזֵּיתָ֤ to and sprinkle Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Leviticus 4:6 וְהִזָּ֨ה to and sprinkle Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 4:17 וְהִזָּ֞ה to and sprinkle Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 5:9 וְהִזָּ֞ה to then he is to sprinkle Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 6:27 יִזֶּ֤ה to is spattered Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 6:27 יִזֶּ֣ה to . . . Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:11 וַיַּ֥ז to He sprinkled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:30 וַיַּ֤ז to and sprinkled them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 14:7 וְהִזָּ֗ה to he shall sprinkle Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 14:16 וְהִזָּ֨ה to and sprinkle Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:21
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Leviticus 15 Numbers 5 2 Kings 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
וְהִזָּ֨ה 3x wə·hiz·zāh Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 14:16, Leviticus 16:19
וְהִזָּ֞ה 3x wə·hiz·zāh Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 5:9, Numbers 19:4
וְהִזָּ֤ה 3x wə·hiz·zāh Leviticus 14:27, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 19:19
וְהִזָּ֥ה 2x wə·hiz·zāh Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 16:15
הַזֵּ֥ה 1x haz·zêh Numbers 8:7
וְהִזָּ֗ה 1x wə·hiz·zāh Leviticus 14:7
וְהִזָּ֧ה 1x wə·hiz·zāh Leviticus 16:14
וְהִזֵּיתָ֤ 1x wə·hiz·zê·ṯā Exodus 29:21
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 13x Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 14:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 8:11, Leviticus 8:30
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 16:14, Isaiah 52:15
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 6:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Exodus 29:21
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct 1x Numbers 19:21
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 63:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 9:33
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ritual sprinkling of blood or water for purification; central to Levitical expiation and covenant renewal ceremonies
Strong's H5137
Lexical occurrences 24 verses Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 52:13-15 Source Gloss
to spirt , i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ritual sprinkling of blood or water for purification; central to Levitical expiation and covenant renewal ceremonies
to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation) BDB: spring Usage: sprinkle.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Imperfect Isa 52:15 · Lev 16:14 2×
Sequential imperfect Num 8:7 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Imperfect Lev 6:20 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
The servant will sprinkle many nations in expiation or cleansing
Showing 1 selected witness from 24 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָזָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain