What does נָשַׂג (hiśśîḡûnî) mean in the Bible?
נָשַׂג (hiśśîḡûnî): Ability to attain or grasp something physically or metaphorically; often conveys "reaching toward" a goal or condition.
Hebrew · H5381
נָשַׂג
To reach (literally or figuratively)
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נָשַׂג H5381
Pronunciation hiśśîḡûnî
What does נָשַׂג (hiśśîḡûnî) mean in the Bible?
נָשַׂג (hiśśîḡûnî): Ability to attain or grasp something physically or metaphorically; often conveys "reaching toward" a goal or condition.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5381?
The BSB source-word alignment has 50 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and overtake you (3), and overtook (3), he can afford (3), . . . (2), afford (2).
Where does נָשַׂג (hiśśîḡûnî) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (12), 1 Samuel (4), Deuteronomy (4), Genesis (4).
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 overtake you 3× Deuteronomy 28:2, Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 28:45
and overtook 3× 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 39:5, Jeremiah 52:8
he can afford 3× Leviticus 14:22, Leviticus 14:30, Numbers 6:21
. . . 2× Leviticus 14:21, 1 Samuel 30:8
afford 2× Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 14:32
overtake 2× Hosea 10:9, Zechariah 1:6
overtake him 2× Deuteronomy 19:6, Job 27:20
overtook 2× Genesis 31:25, Exodus 14:9
will continue 2× Leviticus 26:5
will overtake them 2× Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 51:11
- 1× Leviticus 14:31
and overtake 1× Psalms 7:5
and overtaken 1× 1 Chronicles 21:12
and overtook them 1× Psalms 18:37
and when you overtake them 1× Genesis 44:4
as he is able 1× Ezekiel 46:7
but he prospers 1× Leviticus 25:26
can afford 1× Leviticus 27:8
catch 1× Hosea 2:7
for you will surely overtake them 1× 1 Samuel 30:8
have overtaken her 1× Lamentations 1:3
have overtaken me 1× Psalms 40:12
he prospers 1× Leviticus 25:49
I will overtake 1× Exodus 15:9
matched 1× Genesis 47:9
Men move 1× Job 24:2
negotiate 1× Proverbs 2:19
overtake them 1× Psalms 69:24
overtake us 1× 2 Samuel 15:14
prospers 1× Leviticus 25:47
put 1× 1 Samuel 14:26
reach us 1× Isaiah 59:9
that reaches him 1× Job 41:26
When [the steward] overtook them 1× Genesis 44:6
Will I overtake them 1× 1 Samuel 30:8
will overtake 1× Jeremiah 42:16
you may catch them 1× Joshua 2:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:25 וַיַּשֵּׂ֥ג to overtook Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 44:4 וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ to and when you overtake them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Genesis 44:6 וַֽיַּשִּׂגֵ֑ם to When [the steward] overtook them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Genesis 47:9 הִשִּׂ֗יגוּ to matched Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Exodus 14:9 וַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּ to overtook Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 15:9 אַשִּׂ֖יג to I will overtake Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Leviticus 5:11 תַשִּׂ֨יג to afford Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 14:21 מַשֶּׂגֶת֒ to . . . Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Leviticus 14:22 תַּשִּׂ֖יג to he can afford Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 14:30 תַּשִּׂ֖יג to he can afford Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:25
Aligned rows 50
Books represented 19
Genesis 4 Exodus 2 Leviticus 12 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 1 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Job 3 Psalms 4 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 3 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
תַּשִּׂ֖יג 4x taś·śîḡ Leviticus 14:22, Leviticus 14:30, 1 Samuel 30:8, Ezekiel 46:7
אַשִּׂ֖יג 1x ’aś·śîḡ Exodus 15:9
הַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּ 1x ha·’aś·śi·ḡen·nū 1 Samuel 30:8
הַשֵּׂ֥ג 1x haś·śêḡ 1 Samuel 30:8
הִשִּׂ֥יגָה 1x hiś·śî·ḡāh Leviticus 25:49
הִשִּׂ֗יגוּ 1x hiś·śî·ḡū Genesis 47:9
הִשִּׂ֖יגוּ 1x hiś·śî·ḡū Zechariah 1:6
הִשִּׂיג֖וּהָ 1x hiś·śî·ḡū·hā Lamentations 1:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 11x Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 14:22, Leviticus 14:30, Leviticus 14:31
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 4x Exodus 14:9, 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 39:5, Jeremiah 52:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 28:2, Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 28:45
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Job 24:2, Proverbs 2:19, Isaiah 35:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Genesis 47:9, Zechariah 1:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 18:37
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 7:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Genesis 44:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ability to attain or grasp something physically or metaphorically; often conveys "reaching toward" a goal or condition.
Strong's H5381
Lexical occurrences 50 verses Word forms 1 form 23 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 40:11–17 Source Gloss
to reach (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ability to attain or grasp something physically or metaphorically; often conveys "reaching toward" a goal or condition.
to reach (literally or figuratively) BDB: reach Usage: ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, × surely, (over-) take (hold of, on, upon).
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 23
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 23×
Imperfect Ezek 46:7 · Hos 2:9 · Jer 42:16 · Lev 5:11 · Lev 14:22 · Lev 14:30 · Lev 14:31 · Lev 14:32 · Lev 25:47 · Lev 27:8 · Num 6:21 · Isa 35:10 · Job 24:2 · Prov 2:19 · 1Sam 30:8 · Exod 15:9 17×
Perfect Gen 47:9 · Zech 1:6 · Lev 25:49 3×
Participle active 1Sam 14:26 · Lev 14:21 2×
Infinitive absolute 1Sam 30:8 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Overtaken me; reached me; caught up to me; signifies a state of being hunted or trapped by the consequences of one's actions
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Word Origins
נָשַׂג 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