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נֶסֶךְ

A libation ; also a cast idol

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נֶסֶךְ H5262
Pronunciation nesekĕ

What does נֶסֶךְ (nesekĕ) mean in the Bible?

נֶסֶךְ (nesekĕ): Dual semantic split: libation (poured offering to God) versus molten idol (cast abomination)—antithetical religious practices

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Questions this entry answers

What does נֶסֶךְ (nesekĕ) mean in the Bible?

נֶסֶךְ (nesekĕ): Dual semantic split: libation (poured offering to God) versus molten idol (cast abomination)—antithetical religious practices

How does the BSB render H5262?

The BSB source-word alignment has 64 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and drink offering (12), and drink offerings (9), drink offerings (9), . . . (8), a drink offering (3).

Where does נֶסֶךְ (nesekĕ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 35:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (34), Jeremiah (10), Exodus (3), Isaiah (3).

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 drink offering 12× Exodus 29:41, Numbers 6:17, Numbers 15:24, Numbers 28:8
and drink offerings 9× Leviticus 23:18, Leviticus 23:37, Numbers 6:15, Numbers 29:6
drink offerings 9× Numbers 29:39, Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 19:13, Jeremiah 32:29
. . . 8× Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27
a drink offering 3× Genesis 35:14, Exodus 30:9, Isaiah 57:6
as a drink offering 3× Numbers 15:5, Numbers 15:7, Numbers 15:10
and its drink offering 2× Leviticus 23:13, Numbers 28:10
his molten images 2× Jeremiah 10:14, Jeremiah 51:17
Their drink offerings 2× Numbers 28:14, Ezekiel 20:28
along with their drink offerings 1× 1 Chronicles 29:21
and a drink offering 1× Exodus 29:40
and molten god 1× Isaiah 48:5
and the drink offerings 1× 2 Chronicles 29:35
as well as a drink offering 1× Numbers 28:9
for the drink offering 1× Numbers 4:7
his drink offering 1× 2 Kings 16:13
its drink offering 1× Numbers 28:24
The drink offering 1× Numbers 28:7
the offering 1× Numbers 28:7
their images 1× Isaiah 41:29
their libations 1× Psalms 16:4
with its drink offering 1× Numbers 28:15
with their drink offerings 1× Numbers 28:31
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 35:14 נֶ֔סֶךְ to a drink offering Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:40 וְנֵ֕סֶךְ to and a drink offering Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:41 וּכְנִסְכָּהּ֙ to and drink offering Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 30:9 וְנֵ֕סֶךְ to a drink offering Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 23:13 וְנִסְכֹּ֥ה to and its drink offering Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 23:18 וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם to and drink offerings Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Leviticus 23:37 וּנְסָכִ֖ים to and drink offerings Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Numbers 4:7 הַנָּ֑סֶךְ to for the drink offering Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 6:15 וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ to and drink offerings Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 6:17 נִסְכּֽוֹ׃ to and drink offering Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 35:14
Aligned rows 64
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 Exodus 3 Leviticus 3 Numbers 34 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 10 Ezekiel 2 Joel 3
Source forms
וְנִסְכָּֽהּ׃ס 5x wə·nis·kāh Numbers 28:10, Numbers 29:16, Numbers 29:22, Numbers 29:25
וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֡ם 5x wə·nis·kê·hem Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27
וְנֵ֕סֶךְ 2x wə·nê·seḵ Exodus 29:40, Exodus 30:9
וְנִסְכּֽוֹ׃ 2x wə·nis·kōw Numbers 28:9, Numbers 28:24
וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם 2x wə·nis·kê·hem Leviticus 23:18, 2 Kings 16:15
וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֗ם 2x wə·nis·kê·hem Numbers 28:14, Numbers 29:37
וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃פ 2x wə·nis·kê·hem Numbers 28:31, Numbers 29:11
לַנֶּ֖סֶךְ 2x lan·ne·seḵ Numbers 15:7, Numbers 15:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 16x Leviticus 23:18, Numbers 6:15, Numbers 28:14, Numbers 28:31
Noun - masculine plural 8x Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 19:13, Jeremiah 32:29, Jeremiah 44:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 7x Numbers 28:10, Numbers 29:16, Numbers 29:22, Numbers 29:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 6x Leviticus 23:13, Numbers 15:24, Numbers 28:7, Numbers 28:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 5x Exodus 29:40, Exodus 30:9, Joel 1:9, Joel 1:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x Numbers 6:17, 2 Kings 16:13, Jeremiah 10:14, Jeremiah 51:17
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 3x Psalms 16:4, Isaiah 41:29, Ezekiel 20:28
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Numbers 15:5, Numbers 15:7, Numbers 15:10
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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