5265. nasa

Strong's Lexicon

nasa: To journey, to travel, to depart, to set out

Original Word: נָסַע
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: naca`
Pronunciation: naw-sah'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-sah')
Definition: To journey, to travel, to depart, to set out
Meaning: to pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4198 (πορεύομαι, poreuomai) - to go, to travel

- G1607 (ἐξέρχομαι, exerchomai) - to go out, to depart

Usage: The Hebrew verb "nasa" primarily means to journey or to set out on a journey. It is often used in the context of physical movement from one place to another, particularly in the context of the Israelites' travels in the wilderness. The term can also imply a sense of departure or moving forward, both physically and metaphorically.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, travel was a significant aspect of life, often involving long and arduous journeys. For the Israelites, the concept of "nasa" was deeply tied to their identity as a people on a divinely guided journey, particularly during the Exodus from Egypt and the subsequent wanderings in the wilderness. This journey was not just physical but also spiritual, as it represented their transition from slavery to becoming a covenant people under God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to pull out or up, set out, journey
NASB Translation
blow (1), continuing* (1), departed (3), go about (1), go forward (1), journeyed (56), journeying (1), led (1), led forth (1), left (2), marching (1), move (2), moved (6), plucked (1), pulled (4), quarried (1), quarries (1), removed (1), set (53), set journey (1), set aside (1), sets (1), setting (1), take our journey (1), uprooted (1), wander (1), went forth (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. נָסַע₁₄₇ verb pull out or up, set out, journey (Late Hebrew id., move, march; Assyrian nisû, set out, withdraw, etc. Dl^{HWB 470}; Nö^{ZMG x1(1886), 723} compare also Arabic , Ethiopic [rare] pull up, away, so Ba^{ES 51}); —

Qal₁₃₇ Perfect3masculine singular ׳נ Genesis 33:17 +, 3 masculine plural נָָֽסְעוּ Deuteronomy 10:6, נָסָ֑עוּ Numbers 2:34 +, etc.; Imperfect יִסַּע Isaiah 33:20, וַיִּסַּע Genesis 12:9 +, suffix וַיִּסָּעֵם Judges 16:3; 3masculine plural יִסְעוּ Exodus 40:36 +, יִסָּ֑עוּ Numbers 2:9 +; 2 masculine plural תִּסְעוּ Joshua 3:3; 1plural נִסְעָה cohortative Genesis 33:12, וַנִּסַּע Deuteronomy 1:19; Deuteronomy 2:1, וַנִּסְעָה Ezra 8:31, etc.; Imperative סְעוּ Deuteronomy 2:24 +; Infinitive absolute Genesis 12:9; construct נְסֹעַ Joshua 3:14 +; suffix נָסְעָם Genesis 11:2; Numbers 10:34; Participle נֹסֵעַ Exodus 14:10; Numbers 10:33; plural נֹסְעִים Numbers 10:29; —

1 pull out or up, city-gate and gate-posts Judges 16:3; loom Judges 16:14 (on text compare GFM), tent-pegs Isaiah 33:20 (figurative of Jerusalem; compare also Niph`al).

2 hence (from pulling up tent-pegs),

a. set out Genesis 35:5; Numbers 12:15 (both E), Jeremiah 4:7 ("" יָצָא מִמְּקוֺמוֺ); even of lifeless things, e.g. the ark, הָאָרוֺן Numbers 10:35 (JE); often in P: Exodus 14:15; Exodus 40:37; Numbers 1:51; Numbers 4:5,15; Numbers 9:17 8t. Numbers 9; Numbers 10:5,6,17,18,21,22,25, so probably also Numbers 2:8 6t. Numbers 2 (see below; even of lifeless things, דֶּגֶל Numbers 10:18,12, מִשְׁכָּן Numbers 1:51, אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד Numbers 2:17), Numbers 33:3; וַיִּסַּעוַ֗֗֗יָּבֹא Genesis 46:1 (E) and Israel set out, and came, etc., Exodus 16:1; Exodus 19:2; Numbers 20:22; Joshua 9:17 (all P), Deuteronomy 1:7, נִסְעָה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה Deuteronomy 33:12 (J); (וַ֗֗֗יַּעֲלוּ) וַיִּסְעוּ Judges 18:11, סְעוּ וְעִבְרוּ Deuteronomy 2:24; ׳נ often with מִן Genesis 35:16 (E), Numbers 10:34 (JE), מֵאָהֳלֵיהֶם לַעֲבֹר ׳נ Joshua 3:14 (JE), set out from their tents, to cross, etc.; compare ׳נ מִןלָ֗֗֗לֶכֶת Ezra 8:31; with מִן + ויבא, Joshua 3:1 (JE), Numbers 33:9 (P), + וַיֵּלֶךְ Numbers 33:3 (D), Deuteronomy 1:19, + וַיַּעַבְרוּ Numbers 33:8 (P); + וַיָּשָׁב + וַיַּחֲנוּ Numbers 33:7 (P).

b. depart, with מִן Genesis 37:17 (J), 2 Kings 3:27; 2 Kings 19:8,36 = Isaiah 37:8,37; even of עַמּוּד הֶעָנָן Exodus 14:19 (J); of angel Exodus 14:19 (E; + וַיֵּלֶךְ).

3 journey, march (by stages) Genesis 12:9; Genesis 35:21 (both J), Numbers 10:13,14,28 (P), (possibly also Numbers 2:9 etc., compare

2 above); + לְמַסְעֵיהֶם according to their stations, i.e. by stages Exodus 17:1; Numbers 10:12 (+ מִן), compare Exodus 40:36 (all P); followed by ה locative Genesis 12:9; Genesis 33:17 (both J), Deuteronomy 1:40; Deuteronomy 2:1; סְעוּ לָכֶם הַמִּדְבָּר Numbers 14:25 (JE); followed by מִקֶּדֶם eastward (see מִן 1. c) Genesis 11:2; Genesis 13:11 (both J), אַחֲרֵי Exodus 14:10 (J), אֶלֿ Numbers 10:29, לִפְנֵי Numbers 10:33 (of ark; all J); followed by מִן + ה locative Genesis 20:1 (E), Deuteronomy 10:6,7; Exodus 12:37 (P), + accusative of location Numbers 11:35 (JE); followed by מִן + accusative of distance, דֶּרֶךְ Numbers 10:33 (JE), Numbers 21:4 (P); especially וַיִּסְעוּ מִןוַ֗֗֗יַּחֲנוּ Numbers 21:12,13 (JE), Exodus 13:20; Numbers 21:11; Numbers 33:5 37t. Numbers 33 (all P); of shepherds Jeremiah 31:24. — נָָֽסְעוּ כְמוֺ צאֹן Zechariah 10:2 is dubious; We נָעוּ or יָנֻעוּ, so Now.

4 of wind, ׳רוּחַ מֵאֵת י ׳נ Numbers 11:31 there set forth (sprang up) a wind from ׳י.

Niph`al Perfect be pulled up, removed:3masculine singular דּוֺרִי נִסַּע וְנִגְלָה מִנִּי כְּאֹהֶל רֹעִי Isaiah 38:12; of tent-peg הֲלֹא נִסַּע Job 4:21 (reading יְתֵדָם for יִתְרָם, see II. יֶתֶר).

Hiph`il Imperfect3masculine singular יַסַּע Psalm 78:26, וַיַּסַּע Exodus 15:22 2t.; 2 masculine singular תַּסִּיעַ Psalm 80:9, 3feminine singular תַּסִּיעִי 2 Kings 4:4; 3masculine plural וַּיַּסִּ֫עוּ 1 Kings 5:31; Participleמַסִּיעַ Ecclesiastes 10:9; —

1 cause to set out, lead out, with accusative of person Exodus 15:22 (J; + מִן, וַיֵּצְאוּ), Psalm 78:52 (כַּצּאֹן; "" וַיְנַהֲגֵם), Psalm 80:9 (מִן; figurative of vine); figurative of a wind, cause to spring up, יַסַּע קָדִים Psalm 78:26 ("" וַיְנַהֵג; compare Qal 4).

2 remove, with accusative of thing 2 Kings 4:4; וַיַּסַּע כָּעֵץ תִּקְוָתִי Job 19:10; specifically, remove from quarry, quarry: 1 Kings 5:31 and they quarried great stones, compare Ecclesiastes 10:9.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cause to blow, bring, get, make to go away, forth, forward, onward, out,

A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey -- cause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), X still, be on his (go their) way.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּנָסְעָ֖ם בְּנָסְעָ֣ם בִּנְסֹ֣עַ בִּנְסֹ֤עַ בִּנְסֹ֥עַ בנסע בנסעם וְיִסָּֽעוּ׃ וְנָֽסְעוּ֙ וְנָס֖וֹעַ וְנָסְע֖וּ וְנָסְע֤וּ וְנָסְעוּ֙ וְנָסַ֗ע וְנָסַ֧ע וְנָסָ֑עוּ וְנָסָֽעוּ׃ וַ֠יִּסְעוּ וַֽנִּסְעָ֞ה וַיִּסְע֖וּ וַיִּסְע֞וּ וַיִּסְע֣וּ וַיִּסְע֤וּ וַיִּסְע֥וּ וַיִּסְע֧וּ וַיִּסְעוּ֙ וַיִּסַּ֖ע וַיִּסַּ֛ע וַיִּסַּ֞ע וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיִּסַּ֤ע וַיִּסַּ֥ע וַיִּסַּ֨ע וַיִּסָּ֑עוּ וַיִּסָּֽעוּ׃ וַיִּסָּעֵם֙ וַיַּסִּעוּ֩ וַיַּסַּ֣ע וַיַּסַּ֥ע וַיַּסַּ֨ע וַנִּסַּ֣ע וַנִּסַּ֤ע וּבִנְסֹ֣עַ וּסְע֣וּ וּסְע֥וּ ובנסע ויסע ויסעו ויסעו׃ ויסעם ונסוע ונסע ונסעה ונסעו ונסעו׃ וסעו יִסְע֔וּ יִסְע֖וּ יִסְעוּ֙ יִסַּ֤ע יִסָּ֑עוּ יִסָּ֔עוּ יִסָּֽעוּ׃ יַסַּ֣ע יסע יסעו יסעו׃ מַסִּ֣יעַ מסיע נִסְעָ֣ה נִסַּ֣ע נִסַּ֧ע נָֽסְע֛וּ נָסְע֖וּ נָסְע֣וּ נָסְע֥וּ נָסַ֔ע נָסַ֖ע נָסַ֣ע נָסַ֣ע ׀ נָסָ֑עוּ נָסָ֔עוּ נָסָעוּ֒ נֹסְעִ֣ים ׀ נֹסֵ֣עַ נסע נסעה נסעו נסעים סְּע֗וּ סעו תִּסְעוּ֙ תַּסִּ֑יעַ תַּסִּֽיעִי׃ תסיע תסיעי׃ תסעו bə·nā·sə·‘ām bənāsə‘ām benaseAm bin·sō·a‘ binSoa binsōa‘ mas·sî·a‘ masSia massîa‘ nā·sa‘ nā·sā·‘ū nā·sə·‘ū naSa nāsa‘ nāsā‘ū naSau nāsə‘ū naseU nis‘āh nis·‘āh nis·sa‘ nisAh nisSa nissa‘ nō·sə·‘îm nō·sê·a‘ nōsə‘îm noSea nōsêa‘ noseIm sə‘ū sə·‘ū seU tas·sî·‘î tas·sî·a‘ tassî‘î tasSia tassîa‘ tasSii tis‘ū tis·‘ū tisU ū·ḇin·sō·a‘ ū·sə·‘ū ūḇinsōa‘ ūsə‘ū useU uvinSoa vaiyasSa vaiyassiU vaiyisSa vaiyissaEm vaiyisSau vaiyisU vannisAh vannisSa venaSa venaSau venaseU venaSoa veyisSau wan·nis·‘āh wan·nis·sa‘ wannis‘āh wannissa‘ way·yas·sa‘ way·yas·si·‘ū way·yis·‘ū way·yis·sa‘ way·yis·sā·‘êm way·yis·sā·‘ū wayyassa‘ wayyassi‘ū wayyis‘ū wayyissa‘ wayyissā‘êm wayyissā‘ū wə·nā·sa‘ wə·nā·sā·‘ū wə·nā·sə·‘ū wə·nā·sō·w·a‘ wə·yis·sā·‘ū wənāsa‘ wənāsā‘ū wənāsə‘ū wənāsōwa‘ wəyissā‘ū yas·sa‘ yasSa yassa‘ yis‘ū yis·‘ū yis·sa‘ yis·sā·‘ū yisSa yissa‘ yissā‘ū yisSau yisU

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 11:2
HEB: וַֽיְהִ֖י בְּנָסְעָ֣ם מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּ
NAS: It came about as they journeyed east,
KJV: And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east,
INT: came journeyed east found

Genesis 12:9
HEB: וַיִּסַּ֣ע אַבְרָ֔ם הָל֥וֹךְ
NAS: Abram journeyed on, continuing
KJV: And Abram journeyed, going on still
INT: journeyed Abram on

Genesis 12:9
HEB: אַבְרָ֔ם הָל֥וֹךְ וְנָס֖וֹעַ הַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ פ
KJV: going on still toward the south.
INT: Abram on journeyed the Negev

Genesis 13:11
HEB: כִּכַּ֣ר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיִּסַּ֥ע ל֖וֹט מִקֶּ֑דֶם
NAS: and Lot journeyed eastward.
KJV: and Lot journeyed east:
INT: the valley of the Jordan journeyed and Lot eastward

Genesis 20:1
HEB: וַיִּסַּ֨ע מִשָּׁ֤ם אַבְרָהָם֙
NAS: Now Abraham journeyed from there
KJV: And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south
INT: journeyed there now Abraham

Genesis 33:12
HEB: וַיֹּ֖אמֶר נִסְעָ֣ה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה וְאֵלְכָ֖ה
NAS: Then Esau said, Let us take our journey and go,
KJV: And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go,
INT: said take and go will go

Genesis 33:17
HEB: וְיַעֲקֹב֙ נָסַ֣ע סֻכֹּ֔תָה וַיִּ֥בֶן
NAS: Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built
KJV: And Jacob journeyed to Succoth,
INT: Jacob journeyed to Succoth and built

Genesis 35:5
HEB: וַיִּסָּ֑עוּ וַיְהִ֣י ׀ חִתַּ֣ת
NAS: As they journeyed, there was a great
KJV: And they journeyed: and the terror
INT: journeyed become terror

Genesis 35:16
HEB: וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית אֵ֔ל
NAS: Then they journeyed from Bethel;
KJV: And they journeyed from Bethel;
INT: journeyed Bethel there was

Genesis 35:21
HEB: וַיִּסַּ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֣ט
NAS: Then Israel journeyed on and pitched
KJV: And Israel journeyed, and spread
INT: journeyed Israel and pitched

Genesis 37:17
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הָאִישׁ֙ נָסְע֣וּ מִזֶּ֔ה כִּ֤י
NAS: said, They have moved from here;
KJV: said, They are departed hence;
INT: said the man have moved here for

Genesis 46:1
HEB: וַיִּסַּ֤ע יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְכָל־
NAS: So Israel set out with all
KJV: And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came
INT: set Israel all

Exodus 12:37
HEB: וַיִּסְע֧וּ בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
NAS: of Israel journeyed from Rameses
KJV: of Israel journeyed from Rameses
INT: journeyed now the sons of Israel

Exodus 13:20
HEB: וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִסֻּכֹּ֑ת וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ
NAS: Then they set out from Succoth
KJV: And they took their journey from Succoth,
INT: set Succoth and camped

Exodus 14:10
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֥ה מִצְרַ֣יִם ׀ נֹסֵ֣עַ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם וַיִּֽירְאוּ֙
NAS: the Egyptians were marching after
KJV: and, behold, the Egyptians marched after
INT: and behold Egyptian were marching after became

Exodus 14:15
HEB: בְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְיִסָּֽעוּ׃
NAS: the sons of Israel to go forward.
KJV: of Israel, that they go forward:
INT: the sons of Israel to go

Exodus 14:19
HEB: וַיִּסַּ֞ע מַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
NAS: of Israel, moved and went
KJV: of Israel, removed and went
INT: moved the angel of God

Exodus 14:19
HEB: וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּסַּ֞ע עַמּ֤וּד הֶֽעָנָן֙
NAS: of cloud moved from before
KJV: of the cloud went from before their face,
INT: and went behind moved and the pillar of cloud

Exodus 15:22
HEB: וַיַּסַּ֨ע מֹשֶׁ֤ה אֶת־
NAS: Then Moses led Israel from the Red
KJV: So Moses brought Israel from the Red
INT: led Moses Israel

Exodus 16:1
HEB: וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽאֵילִ֔ם וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ
NAS: Then they set out from Elim, and all
KJV: And they took their journey from Elim,
INT: set Elim came

Exodus 17:1
HEB: וַ֠יִּסְעוּ כָּל־ עֲדַ֨ת
NAS: of Israel journeyed by stages
KJV: of Israel journeyed from the wilderness
INT: journeyed all the congregation

Exodus 19:2
HEB: וַיִּסְע֣וּ מֵרְפִידִ֗ים וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙
NAS: When they set out from Rephidim,
KJV: For they were departed from Rephidim,
INT: set Rephidim came

Exodus 40:36
HEB: מֵעַ֣ל הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן יִסְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
NAS: the sons of Israel would set out;
KJV: of Israel went onward in all their journeys:
INT: over the tabernacle set the sons of Israel

Exodus 40:37
HEB: הֶעָנָ֑ן וְלֹ֣א יִסְע֔וּ עַד־ י֖וֹם
NAS: was not taken up, then they did not set out until
KJV: were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day
INT: the cloud did not set until the day

Numbers 1:51
HEB: וּבִנְסֹ֣עַ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ן יוֹרִ֤ידוּ
NAS: So when the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites
KJV: And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites
INT: set the tabernacle shall take

146 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5265
146 Occurrences

bə·nā·sə·‘ām — 2 Occ.
bin·sō·a‘ — 4 Occ.
mas·sî·a‘ — 1 Occ.
nā·sa‘ — 6 Occ.
nā·sā·‘ū — 3 Occ.
nā·sə·‘ū — 6 Occ.
nis·‘āh — 1 Occ.
nis·sa‘ — 2 Occ.
nō·sê·a‘ — 2 Occ.
nō·sə·‘îm — 1 Occ.
sə·‘ū — 1 Occ.
tas·sî·a‘ — 1 Occ.
tas·sî·‘î — 1 Occ.
tis·‘ū — 1 Occ.
ū·sə·‘ū — 3 Occ.
ū·ḇin·sō·a‘ — 1 Occ.
way·yas·sa‘ — 3 Occ.
way·yas·si·‘ū — 1 Occ.
way·yis·sa‘ — 11 Occ.
way·yis·sā·‘êm — 1 Occ.
way·yis·sā·‘ū — 2 Occ.
way·yis·‘ū — 60 Occ.
wan·nis·‘āh — 1 Occ.
wan·nis·sa‘ — 2 Occ.
wə·nā·sa‘ — 4 Occ.
wə·nā·sā·‘ū — 2 Occ.
wə·nā·sə·‘ū — 5 Occ.
wə·nā·sō·w·a‘ — 1 Occ.
wə·yis·sā·‘ū — 1 Occ.
yas·sa‘ — 1 Occ.
yis·sa‘ — 1 Occ.
yis·sā·‘ū — 9 Occ.
yis·‘ū — 5 Occ.