הִשִּׁ֤יא
𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤀
nâshâʼ
has deceived
To deceive, mislead, or trick; the act of causing someone to hold a false belief or enticing them into error, whether mentally (by delusion) or morally (by seduction). Used of misleading in speech, action, or inducement. The verb emphasizes intentionality and culpability on the part of the deceiver, and can refer to both subtle persuasion and open trickery.
Jeremiah 49:16 · Word #2
Lexicon H5377
| Lemma | נָשָׁא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤔𐤀 |
| Transliteration | nâshâʼ |
| Strong's | H5377 |
| Definition | To deceive, mislead, or trick; the act of causing someone to hold a false belief or enticing them into error, whether mentally (by delusion) or morally (by seduction). Used of misleading in speech, action, or inducement. The verb emphasizes intentionality and culpability on the part of the deceiver, and can refer to both subtle persuasion and open trickery. |
Morphology HVhp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | has deceived |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5377-03
he caused to deceive
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative), perfect, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem expresses causative action, and the perfect 3rd masculine singular denotes completed action by a male subject. "He caused to deceive" preserves both the causative force and the root’s core meaning of intentional deception. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
has deceived
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed to 'has deceived' for contextual flow (3ms perfect verb), matching the causative hiphil and meaning of misleading. |