נָסַס
na.sas
H5263
H:V
Hebrew
to faint
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Books
Hebrew
Language
na.sas describes wasting away in the consuming destruction portrayed in Isaiah 10:18.
The single attested use portrays wasting away as the forest and plantation are consumed, with the APB describing the result as one who “melts and wastes away.”
Senses in use
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Wasting away under consumption · dominant
In Isaiah 10:18, the Qal active participle occurs in the comparison following the consumption of a forest and plantation “from soul to flesh.” The APB renders the verse’s outcome as when one “melts and wastes away,”.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 10:18, the APB presents the comparison with “melts and wastes away.” Its precise English contribution cannot be isolated with certainty.