What does נָשָׂא · פָּנִים · לָקַח · שַׁחַד mean in the Bible?
נָשָׂא · פָּנִים · לָקַח · שַׁחַד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Who is not partial and takes no bribe — the judicial character of the covenant God".
Hebrew · H5375, H6440, H3947, H7810
אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יִשָּׂא פָנִים וְלֹא יִקַּח שֹׁחַד
To lift , in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative · the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.) · to take (in the widest variety of applications) · a donation (venal or redemptive)
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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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פָּנִים H6440 the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)
לָקַח H3947 to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Pronunciation laqach
Foundational action verb of acquisition and possession; encompasses receiving, seizing, and appropriating across contexts from physical to relational.
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שַׁחַד H7810 a donation (venal or redemptive)
Pronunciation shochad
Bribe that corrupts justice; a gift given to pervert judgment or secure favor illegally
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What does אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יִשָּׂא פָנִים וְלֹא יִקַּח שֹׁחַד (asher lo yissa fanim velo yiqach shochad) mean in the Bible?
נָשָׂא · פָּנִים · לָקַח · שַׁחַד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Who is not partial and takes no bribe — the judicial character of the covenant God".
Full entry for אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יִשָּׂא פָנִים וְלֹא יִקַּח שֹׁחַד (H5375, H6440, H3947, H7810) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5375, H6440, H3947, H7810?
H5375, H6440, H3947, H7810 is connected to 3,771 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Who is not partial and takes no bribe — the judicial character of the covenant God
Strong's H5375, H6440, H3947, H7810
Lexical occurrences 3,771 verses Word forms 4 forms 351 references Source Gloss
Who is not partial and takes no bribe — the judicial character of the covenant God
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 4 Aligned forms 351
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 325×
Imperfect 2Sam 14:14 · Deut 1:31 · Deut 5:11 · Deut 10:17 · Deut 28:49 · Deut 28:50 · Deut 33:3 · Eccl 5:14 · Exod 20:7 · Exod 23:21 · Ezek 12:12 · Ezek 18:20 · Gen 32:21 · Gen 40:13 · Gen 40:19 · Hab 1:3 118×
Participle active 1Chr 5:18 · 1Chr 10:4 · 1Chr 10:5 · 1Chr 11:39 · 1Chr 12:25 · 1Chr 15:26 · 1Chr 18:2 · 1Chr 18:6 · 1Kgs 5:29 · 1Kgs 10:2 · 1Kgs 10:22 · 1Sam 10:3 · 1Sam 14:1 · 1Sam 14:3 · 1Sam 14:6 · 1Sam 14:7 72×
Perfect 1Chr 18:11 · 1Chr 27:23 · 1Kgs 10:11 · 2Chr 11:21 · 2Kgs 9:25 · 2Kgs 25:27 · 2Sam 20:21 · Exod 10:13 · Exod 35:26 · Ezek 18:6 · Ezek 18:12 · Ezek 18:15 · Ezek 18:19 · Gen 13:6 · Hab 3:10 · Hag 2:19 65×
Sequential imperfect 1Chr 16:29 · Isa 13:2 · Isa 40:26 · Isa 51:6 · Jer 4:6 · Jer 6:1 · Jer 13:20 · Jer 51:12 · Jer 51:27 · Josh 3:6 · Josh 4:3 · Josh 6:6 · Lev 10:4 · Num 1:2 · Num 26:2 · Ps 24:7 47×
Infinitive construct Deut 1:9 · Gen 44:1 · Isa 1:14 · Jer 17:27 · Job 27:1 · Job 29:1 · Prov 18:5 · Prov 30:21 8×
Jussive Isa 2:9 · Jer 7:16 · Jer 11:14 · Prov 19:18 · Ezra 9:12 · Jer 17:21 · Num 6:26 7×
Infinitive absolute Hos 1:6 · Jer 10:5 · Num 4:2 · Num 4:22 4×
Participle passive Isa 33:24 · Ps 32:1 2×
Cohortative Job 32:21 · Lam 3:41 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 16×
Imperfect Ezek 1:19 · Ezek 1:20 · Ezek 1:21 · Jer 10:5 · Prov 30:13 · Isa 33:10 · Isa 40:4 · Isa 49:22 · Isa 66:12 9×
Participle active Isa 2:12 · Isa 30:25 2×
Sequential imperfect Ps 7:7 · Ps 94:2 2×
Perfect 1Chr 14:2 · 2Sam 19:43 2×
Participle passive Zech 5:7 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 5×
Participle active Esth 9:3 · Jer 22:27 · Jer 44:14 3×
Perfect 1Kgs 9:11 · 2Sam 5:12 2×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 5×
Imperfect Dan 11:14 · Ezek 29:15 · Num 16:3 · Num 23:24 4×
Infinitive construct Ezek 17:14 1×
Word Origins
אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יִשָּׂא פָנִים וְלֹא יִקַּח שֹׁחַד 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