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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נָשָׁא H5377
Pronunciation nāšāʾ
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 It deceive 3× 2 Kings 18:29, Isaiah 36:14, Jeremiah 37:9
deceive you 3× 2 Kings 19:10, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 37:10
. . . 1× Jeremiah 4:10
are deceived 1× Isaiah 19:13
be deceived 1× Jeremiah 29:8
deceived me 1× Genesis 3:13
has deceived you 1× Obadiah 1:3
have deceived 1× Jeremiah 49:16
vvv 1× Jeremiah 23:39
will deceive 1× Obadiah 1:7
will exact tribute 1× Psalms 89:22
You have deceived 1× Jeremiah 4:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:13 הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי to deceived me Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular 2 Kings 18:29 יַשִּׁ֥יא to deceive Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Kings 19:10 יַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ to deceive you Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 32:15 יַשִּׁיא֩ to deceive you Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 89:22 יַשִּׁ֣א to will exact tribute Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 19:13 נִשְּׁא֖וּ to are deceived Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Isaiah 36:14 יַשִּׁ֥א to deceive Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 37:10 יַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ to deceive you Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Jeremiah 4:10 הַשֵּׁ֨א to You have deceived Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Jeremiah 4:10 הִשֵּׁ֜אתָ to . . . Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:13
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 6 Obadiah 2
Source forms
הַשֵּׁ֨א 1x haš·šê Jeremiah 4:10
הִשֵּׁ֜אתָ 1x hiš·šê·ṯā Jeremiah 4:10
הִשִּׁ֤יא 1x hiš·šî Jeremiah 49:16
הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָ 1x hiš·šî·’ū·ḵā Obadiah 1:7
הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ 1x hiš·šî·’e·ḵā Obadiah 1:3
הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי 1x hiš·šî·’a·nî Genesis 3:13
יַשִּׁ֣א 1x yaš·ši Psalms 89:22
יַשִּׁ֥א 1x yaš·ši Isaiah 36:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 4x 2 Kings 18:29, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Psalms 89:22, Isaiah 36:14
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 37:9
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 29:8
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 37:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 19:10
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute 1x Jeremiah 4:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 4:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular 1x Obadiah 1:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To lead someone away from truth through deliberate deception, either intellectual delusion or moral seduction.
Strong's H5377
Lexical occurrences 16 verses Word forms 3 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 36:11-22 Source Gloss
to lead astray , i.e. (mentally) to delude , or (morally) to seduce
Extended definition Source: 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 11
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×
Jussive 2Chr 32:15 · 2Kgs 18:29 · Isa 36:14 · Ps 55:16 · Jer 29:8 · Jer 37:9 6×
Perfect Jer 4:10 · Jer 49:16 2×
Infinitive absolute Jer 4:10 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Isa 19:13 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Infinitive absolute Jer 23:39 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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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
Part of These Phrases
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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