וּֽ/שְׂאוּ

𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤅

nâsâʼ

and lift up

To lift, carry, or bear, either physically (e.g., to raise objects, bear burdens) or metaphorically (e.g., to bear responsibility, guilt, or a person's countenance). In various contexts, נָשָׂא can also mean to take away, to forgive (i.e., to remove guilt), to exalt or elevate (someone to a position of honor or in self-elevation), or to endure (hardship, punishment).

H5375

Jeremiah 50:2 · Word #4

Lexicon H5375

Lemmaנָשָׂא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤔𐤀
Transliterationnâsâʼ
Strong'sH5375
DefinitionTo lift, carry, or bear, either physically (e.g., to raise objects, bear burdens) or metaphorically (e.g., to bear responsibility, guilt, or a person's countenance). In various contexts, נָשָׂא can also mean to take away, to forgive (i.e., to remove guilt), to exalt or elevate (someone to a position of honor or in self-elevation), or to endure (hardship, punishment).

Morphology HC/Vqv2mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phraseand lift up

SIBI-P1 Translation H5375-79

And lift up!

Morphological NotesQal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural, with prefixed conjunction וּ ("and").
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural calls for a direct command to multiple male addressees. "Lift up" preserves the root sense of raising or bearing, and the prefixed conjunction וּ is reflected by "And."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

And lift up!

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "and lift up". The Hebrew has an imperative command (parallel imperatives to the gates/doors). The exclamation mark reflects the force of the command and matches the standard rendering; there is no contextual reason to drop the exclamation.
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