What does נָטַל · נָשָׂא mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5190, H5375
נָטַל / נָשָׂא
To lift ; by implication, to impose · to lift , in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
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נָטַל H5190 to lift ; by implication, to impose
Pronunciation nāṭal
Physical lifting extends to bearing burdens and, crucially, imposing obligations or judgment on others.
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נָשָׂא H5375 to lift , in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Pronunciation nose
Foundational verb of elevation: lifts objects, persons, burdens, and metaphorically sins, prayers, oneself into prominence or divine regard.
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What does נָטַל / נָשָׂא (nāṭal / nāśāʾ) mean in the Bible?
נָטַל · נָשָׂא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to lift, bear, carry.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5190, H5375?
H5190, H5375 is connected to 658 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to lift, bear, carry.
Source Gloss
to lift, bear, carry.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Participle active 2Sam 24:12 1×
Imperfect Isa 40:15 1×
Perfect Lam 3:28 1×
Word Origins
נָטַל / נָשָׂא is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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