What does נָשָׁא (nāšāʾ) mean in the Bible?
נָשָׁא (nāšāʾ): To lead someone away from truth through deliberate deception, either intellectual delusion or moral seduction.
Hebrew · H5377
נָשָׁא
To lead astray , i.e. (mentally) to delude , or (morally) to seduce
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נָשָׁאH5377
Pronunciationnāšāʾ
What does נָשָׁא (nāšāʾ) mean in the Bible?
נָשָׁא (nāšāʾ): To lead someone away from truth through deliberate deception, either intellectual delusion or moral seduction.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5377?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include deceive (3), deceive you (3), . . . (1), are deceived (1), be deceived (1).
Where does נָשָׁא (nāšāʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (6), Isaiah (3), 2 Kings (2), Obadiah (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 Itdeceive3×2 Kings 18:29, Isaiah 36:14, Jeremiah 37:9
deceive you3×2 Kings 19:10, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 37:10
. . .1×Jeremiah 4:10
are deceived1×Isaiah 19:13
be deceived1×Jeremiah 29:8
deceived me1×Genesis 3:13
has deceived you1×Obadiah 1:3
have deceived1×Jeremiah 49:16
vvv1×Jeremiah 23:39
will deceive1×Obadiah 1:7
will exact tribute1×Psalms 89:22
You have deceived1×Jeremiah 4:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:13הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִיtodeceived meVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular2 Kings 18:29יַשִּׁ֥יאtodeceiveVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2 Kings 19:10יַשִּׁאֲךָ֣todeceive youVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular2 Chronicles 32:15יַשִּׁיא֩todeceive youVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 89:22יַשִּׁ֣אtowill exact tributeVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 19:13נִשְּׁא֖וּtoare deceivedVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralIsaiah 36:14יַשִּׁ֥אtodeceiveVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 37:10יַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣todeceive youVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularJeremiah 4:10הַשֵּׁ֨אtoYou have deceivedVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteJeremiah 4:10הִשֵּׁ֜אתָto. . .Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 3:13
Aligned rows16
Books represented7
Genesis12 Kings22 Chronicles1Psalms1Isaiah3Jeremiah6Obadiah2
Source forms
הַשֵּׁ֨א1xhaš·šêJeremiah 4:10
הִשֵּׁ֜אתָ1xhiš·šê·ṯāJeremiah 4:10
הִשִּׁ֤יא1xhiš·šîJeremiah 49:16
הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָ1xhiš·šî·’ū·ḵāObadiah 1:7
הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ1xhiš·šî·’e·ḵāObadiah 1:3
הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי1xhiš·šî·’a·nîGenesis 3:13
יַשִּׁ֣א1xyaš·šiPsalms 89:22
יַשִּׁ֥א1xyaš·šiIsaiah 36:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular4x2 Kings 18:29, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Psalms 89:22, Isaiah 36:14
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural1xJeremiah 37:9
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 29:8
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular1xIsaiah 37:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular1x2 Kings 19:10
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute1xJeremiah 4:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular1xJeremiah 4:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular1xObadiah 1:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To lead someone away from truth through deliberate deception, either intellectual delusion or moral seduction.
Strong'sH5377
Lexical occurrences16 versesWord forms3 forms11 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkIsaiah 36:11-22Source Gloss
to lead astray , i.e. (mentally) to delude , or (morally) to seduce
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To lead someone away from truth through deliberate deception, either intellectual delusion or moral seduction.
to lead astray, i.e. (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce BDB: beguile Usage: beguile, deceive, × greatly, × utterly.
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 groups3Aligned forms11
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action9×
Jussive2Chr 32:15 · 2Kgs 18:29 · Isa 36:14 · Ps 55:16 · Jer 29:8 · Jer 37:96×
PerfectJer 4:10 · Jer 49:162×
Infinitive absoluteJer 4:101×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
PerfectIsa 19:131×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Infinitive absoluteJer 23:391×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
To mislead or lead astray.
Showing 1 selected witness from 16 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָשָׁא is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Reflects the accusation against faithful leadership.Isaiah 36:11-22
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