Lexicon
נָשָׂא
na.sa
H5375
H:V Hebrew

to lift: raise

654
Occurrences
37
Books
Hebrew
Language

na.sa describes carrying or taking up people and objects, and also raising, accepting, pardoning, or being elevated.

The supplied verses most often show the verb in the concrete movement of carrying people, bodies, sacred objects, goods, or equipment. Other contexts show taking or accepting, lifting something upward or raising a voice or eyes, elevation in rank, and requests for forgiveness.

Senses in use

  1. Carrying or conveying a person or object · dominant

    In 1 Chronicles 15:15 the Levites carry the ark on their shoulders with poles, while 1 Kings 13:29 describes a prophet lifting a corpse onto a donkey. The same concrete movement appears when ships carry valuable goods in 1 Kings 10:22 and when guards carry shields in 2 Chronicles 12:11.

  2. Taking, receiving, or acquiring · common

    In 1 Samuel 17:34 the lion or bear takes a sheep from the flock, and in 1 Chronicles 18:11 David has taken silver and gold from nations before consecrating them. In 1 Samuel 25:35 David accepts what Abigail brought, while 1 Chronicles 27:23 says that David did not take a census.

  3. Lifting upward or raising · common

    In 1 Chronicles 21:16 David lifts his eyes to see the messenger of the LORD, and in 2 Kings 4:37 the woman lifts her son after bowing to the ground. The action also concerns a raised voice and lifted eyes in 2 Kings 19:22, and the raising of an image in Amos 5:26.

  4. Being lifted up in standing · occasional

    In 1 Chronicles 14:2 David recognizes that his royalty had been lifted on high. In 2 Chronicles 32:23, after people bring offerings and precious things, the APB says that Hezekiah was lifted up in the eyes of all nations.

  5. Forgiving an offense · rare

    In 1 Samuel 15:25 Saul asks that his sin be forgiven, and in 1 Samuel 25:28 Abigail asks for forgiveness of her transgression. Both are Qal imperatives directed to the person being asked to pardon.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB uses expressions such as “carried,” “took,” “lifted,” “raised,” “accepted,” and “forgive.” Because the translation gives whole-verse renderings rather than word alignment, these English choices only confirm the actions and relations visible in their clauses.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture