What does נָסַךְ (nāsaḵtî) mean in the Bible?
נָסַךְ (nāsaḵtî): Pouring out as sacred act—libations to God or molten casting—extends to royal anointing as covenant installation.
Hebrew · H5258
נָסַךְ
To pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king
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נָסַךְ H5258
Pronunciation nāsaḵtî
What does נָסַךְ (nāsaḵtî) mean in the Bible?
נָסַךְ (nāsaḵtî): Pouring out as sacred act—libations to God or molten casting—extends to royal anointing as covenant installation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5258?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and poured out (4), Pour out (3), for pouring drink offerings (2), instead , he poured it out (2), and by pouring out (1).
Where does נָסַךְ (nāsaḵtî) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 35:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (8), Isaiah (4), Exodus (3), Psalms (2).
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 poured out 4× Jeremiah 19:13, Jeremiah 44:19, Ezekiel 20:28
Pour out 3× Numbers 28:7, Psalms 16:4, Hosea 9:4
for pouring drink offerings 2× Exodus 25:29, Exodus 37:16
instead , he poured it out 2× 2 Samuel 23:16, 1 Chronicles 11:18
and by pouring out 1× Jeremiah 32:29
and he poured out 1× Genesis 35:14
and offer 1× Jeremiah 44:17
and pouring out 1× Jeremiah 44:18
and to pour out 1× Jeremiah 44:25
casts 1× Isaiah 40:19
has poured out 1× Isaiah 29:10
I was established 1× Proverbs 8:23
installed 1× Psalms 2:6
or casts 1× Isaiah 44:10
poured out 1× 2 Kings 16:13
they pour out 1× Jeremiah 7:18
to pour 1× Exodus 30:9
who form 1× Isaiah 30:1
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Genesis 35:14 וַיַּסֵּ֤ךְ to and he poured out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 25:29 יֻסַּ֖ךְ to for pouring drink offerings Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 30:9 תִסְּכ֖וּ to to pour Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Exodus 37:16 יֻסַּ֖ךְ to for pouring drink offerings Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 28:7 הַסֵּ֛ךְ to Pour out Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular 2 Samuel 23:16 וַיַּסֵּ֥ךְ to instead , he poured it out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Kings 16:13 וַיַּסֵּ֖ךְ to poured out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Chronicles 11:18 וַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְ to instead , he poured it out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 2:6 נָסַ֣כְתִּי to installed Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Psalms 16:4 אַסִּ֣יךְ to pour out Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 35:14
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 Exodus 3 Numbers 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 8 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
וְהַסֵּ֥ךְ 2x wə·has·sêḵ Jeremiah 19:13, Jeremiah 44:19
וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְ 2x ū·lə·has·sêḵ Jeremiah 44:19, Jeremiah 44:25
יֻסַּ֖ךְ 2x yus·saḵ Exodus 25:29, Exodus 37:16
אַסִּ֣יךְ 1x ’as·sîḵ Psalms 16:4
הַסֵּ֛ךְ 1x has·sêḵ Numbers 28:7
וְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ 1x wə·has·sêḵ- Jeremiah 44:17
וְהַסֵּ֤ךְ 1x wə·has·sêḵ Jeremiah 7:18
וְהַסֵּֽךְ־ 1x wə·has·sêḵ- Jeremiah 44:18
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute 5x Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 19:13, Jeremiah 44:17, Jeremiah 44:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 35:14, 2 Samuel 23:16, 2 Kings 16:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Isaiah 29:10, Isaiah 40:19, Isaiah 44:10
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct 2x Jeremiah 44:19, Jeremiah 44:25
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 25:29, Exodus 37:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Jeremiah 32:29
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 20:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 11:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Pouring out as sacred act—libations to God or molten casting—extends to royal anointing as covenant installation.
Strong's H5258
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Word forms 4 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalm 2:4–6 Source Gloss
to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Pouring out as sacred act—libations to God or molten casting—extends to royal anointing as covenant installation.
to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king BDB: pour out Usage: cover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).
Grammatical Forms
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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 4 Aligned forms 11
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Perfect Isa 29:10 · Isa 40:19 · Isa 44:10 · Ps 2:6 4×
Imperfect Exod 30:9 · Hos 9:4 2×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 2×
Imperfect Exod 25:29 · Exod 37:16 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Infinitive absolute Num 28:7 1×
Imperfect Ps 16:4 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Prov 8:23 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
I have installed / I have set up; implies a ritual pouring out or appointing
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Word Origins
נָסַךְ 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