Lexicon
נָסַס
na.sas
H5263
H:V Hebrew

to faint

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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

  1. 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.

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