Lexicon
נָסַךְ
na.sakh
H5258B
H:V Hebrew

to install

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

na.sakh describes being installed or appointing someone to an established position.

The two verses show installation in two contexts: a first-person speaker is described as installed from the beginning in Proverbs 8:23, while Psalm 2:6 states the installation of a king upon Zion. The forms differ in stem, but both clauses concern an established placement or appointment.

Senses in use

  1. Installation or appointment to a position · dominant

    In Proverbs 8:23, the Niphal perfect first-person singular form occurs in the statement that the speaker was installed from eternity and from the beginning. In Psalm 2:6, the Qal perfect first-person singular form occurs in the declaration concerning the installation of a king upon Zion; the APB renders both clauses with forms of “installed.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents both occurrences with “installed”: the speaker in Proverbs 8:23 and “my king” in Psalm 2:6. This shared wording confirms the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolating every nuance of the Hebrew form.

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