Word

נְשָׂא

nᵉsâʼ · H5376 · Aramaic · 3 occurrences

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Meanings

to take, to take up, to lift up, to carry

Literally: to lift up; hence: action by which humans take hold of objects with their hands, with the intention of holding them or bringing them to another location

Examples
Ezra 5:15 ‘And he said to him, “Take these utensils, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and have the house of God rebuilt in its place.”
Daniel 2:35 “Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed to pieces all at the same time, and they were like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the entire earth.
to revolt

Literally: to lift oneself up; hence: action by which humans rise up in opposition or armed resistance to their government or ruler

Examples
Ezra 4:19 “And a decree has been issued by me, and a search has been conducted and it has been discovered that that city has risen up against the kings in past days, and that rebellion and revolt have been perpetrated in it,

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

קִרְיָאcity 1
רוּחַmind 1
Not stated: you (one person) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

הִמּוֹare 1
מָאןvessel 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 2 groups

מִןfrom+ יוֹםday 1
עַלon, upon, over, against+ מֶלֶךְking 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

שְׁכַחfind 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

αἴρω aírō · G142 · to carry (away), to carry off, to remove: Greek αἴρω is a standard translation equivalent for the Aramaic נְשָׂא in contexts of carrying or taking away, sharing the core semantic range of lifting, bearing, or removing something.

Semantic domains 29 entries

High002001001035: This High code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to become high; to be lifted up”, “to rise”, and “to lift up; to raise; to raise up” senses; this word's own occurrences describe rebellion, taking utensils, and the wind carrying an object away, never something being lifted up or raised high.
Stance002001001061: This Stance code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to lift up (one's) hands; to lift up (one's) palms” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe hands or palms being raised.
Confident002001002003: This Confident code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to count on; to be intent on; to desire” and “to look up (in confidence)” senses; this word's own occurrences never describe confidence or desire, only rebellion, taking utensils, and being carried away.
Hold002003001009: Ezra 5:15 recounts the decree, “Take these utensils, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and have the house of God rebuilt in its place.”
Associate002003002002: This Associate code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to take (as wife)” and “to take a wife (for someone else)” senses; this word's own occurrences describe rebellion, taking utensils, and being carried away, never a marriage being taken.
Bear002003003003: This Bear code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to carry responsibility; to bear” and “to cause to bear” senses; this word's own occurrences describe taking utensils and being carried away by the wind, already accounted for under Hold and Move, with no further distinct sense of bearing responsibility.
Innocent002003003015: This Innocent code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to forgive; to pardon” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe forgiveness or pardon.
Contain002002001003: This Contain code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to contain; to support; to hold” sense; this word's own attested occurrence is already accounted for under Hold, with no further distinct sense of containment.
Dead002001001018: This Dead code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to take (someone's) life” and “to take away; to cause to die” senses; this word's own occurrences never describe a death being caused.
Dress002003001007: This Dress code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to wear” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe clothing being worn.
Engage002003003011: This Engage code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to receive; to get; to undergo” and “to lift up oneself = to come into action” senses; this word's own occurrences describe rebellion, taking utensils, and being carried away, never a general undertaking or coming into action.
Measure002004002009: This Measure code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to number; to take a census” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe a census or numbering.
Safe002003003019: This Safe code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to care for; to assist; to help; to support” and “to yield prosperity” senses; this word's own occurrences never describe assistance or prosperity being yielded.
Move002002001012: Daniel 2:35 recounts that after the statue was crushed, “the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found.”
Non-Possess002003002018: This Non-Possess code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to bring; to present; to give” sense; this word's own occurrences describe taking utensils and being carried away, never a gift being presented.
Possess002003002019: This Possess code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to take (for oneself)” sense; this word's own attested occurrence is already accounted for under Hold, with no further distinct sense of taking for oneself.
Stage002001001060: This Stage code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to bear; to yield” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe a stage of growth or yield.
Willing002001002028: This Willing code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to accept; to tolerate”, “to respect; to honor”, and “to be willing” senses; this word's own occurrences describe rebellion, taking utensils, and being carried away, never acceptance or willingness.
Conflict002003002006: This Conflict code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to attack” and “to raise one's head; to raise one's horn” senses; this word's own occurrences never describe an attack.
Free002003002012: This Free code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to release from prison” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe a release from imprisonment.
Great002001002012: This Great code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to be exalted; to be proud” and “to become arrogant” senses; this word's own occurrences describe rebellion against kings, taking utensils, and being carried away, never pride or self-exaltation.
Happen002002003003: This Happen code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to happen; to arise” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe an event arising or happening.
Intense002001003011: This Intense code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to lift up; to reach the skies” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe anything reaching the skies.
Lax002001003012: This Lax code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to ease” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe an easing of a burden.
See002004001005: This See code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to look up” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe anyone looking up.
Shout002004001009005: This Shout code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to shout” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe a shout.
Speak002004001009008: This Speak code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to utter; to pronounce” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe an utterance being pronounced.
Unwilling002001002031: Ezra 4:19 recounts the report to the king, “a search has been conducted and it has been discovered that that city has risen up against the kings in past days.”
Vow002004001009013: This Vow code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to swear” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe a vow or oath.

Word family 11 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

נָשָׂא nâsâʼ · H5375 · to become high, to be lifted up, to rise · 655×נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ · H5387 · chief, ruler, leader · 134×מַשָּׂא massâʼ · H4853 · heart's desire, carrying, bearing · 65×מַשְׂאֵת masʼêth · H4864 · bearing, carrying, suffering · 15×שְׂאֵת sᵉʼêth · H7613 · lifting up, rising · 13×נְשָׂאnᵉsâʼ · H5376מַשֹּׂא massôʼ · H4856 · partiality · 1×מַשָּׂאָה massâʼâh · H4858 · rising (smoke) · 1×נְשׂוּאָה nᵉsûwʼâh · H5385 · things to carry · 1×מִתְנַשֵּׂא mithnassêʼ · H4984 · exalted · 0×נִשֵּׂאת nissêʼth · H5379 · to become high, to be lifted up, to rise · 0×

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0