What does נָסַךְ · נֶסֶךְ mean in the Bible?
נָסַךְ · נֶסֶךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pour drink offerings".
Hebrew · H5258, H5262
נָסַךְ נְסָכִים
To pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king · a libation ; also a cast idol
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נָסַךְH5258to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king
Pronunciationnāsaḵtî
Pouring out as sacred act—libations to God or molten casting—extends to royal anointing as covenant installation.
Open lexicon entry →נֶסֶךְH5262a libation ; also a cast idol
Pronunciationnesekĕ
Dual semantic split: libation (poured offering to God) versus molten idol (cast abomination)—antithetical religious practices
Open lexicon entry →What does נָסַךְ נְסָכִים (nasakh nesakhim) mean in the Bible?
נָסַךְ · נֶסֶךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pour drink offerings".
Full entry for נָסַךְ נְסָכִים (H5258, H5262) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5258, H5262?
H5258, H5262 is connected to 89 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. pour drink offerings
Source Gloss
pour drink offerings
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 groups4Aligned forms11
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense6×
PerfectIsa 29:10 · Isa 40:19 · Isa 44:10 · Ps 2:64×
ImperfectExod 30:9 · Hos 9:42×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action2×
ImperfectExod 25:29 · Exod 37:162×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
Infinitive absoluteNum 28:71×
ImperfectPs 16:41×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
PerfectProv 8:231×
Word Origins
נָסַךְ נְסָכִים is a primitive root - no further derivation.