to pour
na.sakh denotes pouring out, chiefly drink offerings, and in a few passages the casting or forming of an idol.
The predominant use concerns pouring out drink offerings in worship or prohibited worship, whether directed to the LORD or to other gods. The same verb also describes David pouring out water to the LORD, the LORD pouring out deep sleep, and the casting or forming of an idol.
Senses in use
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Pouring out offerings or other liquid · dominant
Most occurrences stand in clauses about drink offerings: in Numbers 28:7 the APB renders the command to pour a drink offering of strong drink to the LORD, while Jeremiah 44:17 renders the people's stated intention to pour out drink offerings to the queen of heaven. In 2 Samuel 23:16, the sequential imperfect occurs after David receives water and the APB renders that he poured it out to the LORD; Isaiah 29:10 similarly says that the LORD has poured out a spirit of deep sleep.
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Casting or forming an idol · rare
In Isaiah 40:19 the Qal perfect occurs in the clause where the APB says that the craftsman casts the idol; Isaiah 44:10 likewise places the form in the question about one who has formed a god or cast an idol. These clauses concern making an image rather than a liquid offering.
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Pouring associated with vessels · rare
In Exodus 25:29 and Exodus 37:16, the Hophal imperfect appears in descriptions of gold jugs among table vessels; the APB renders them as vessels or jugs with which pouring is done. The passive morphology and vessel lists identify a use connected with the act of pouring without specifying an offering recipient.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the offering clauses, the APB commonly uses “pour” or “pour out” for the action, including drink offerings in Numbers 28:7 and Jeremiah 44:17. In Isaiah 40:19 and Isaiah 44:10 it instead uses “casts” or “formed”; These are presentations of the clauses rather than fixed translations of the lemma.