Job 27:21

Lexical meaning

Definition

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

Derivation

or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (H7 (אֲבַד))), a primitive root;

KJV renderings

accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.

Grammar

• יִשָּׂאֵ֣ — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
• הוּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular

Code HVqi3ms/Sp3ms

Usage

Occurs 654 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:13Genesis 7:17Genesis 13:6Genesis 13:10Genesis 13:14

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָשָׂא here.