נָסָעוּ֒
𐤍𐤎𐤏𐤅
nâçaʻ
they journeyed
To pull up or break camp (particularly tent pegs), to set out or depart on a journey, to remove or cause to move from place to place. In narrative uses, especially denotes the act of beginning a journey (typically by breaking camp) or progressing from one location to another, whether for an individual, family, clan, or whole people. Often used of nomadic movement but also in broader senses such as 'to remove' or 'to set out' in military and non-military contexts.
Numbers 21:13 · Word #2
Lexicon H5265
| Lemma | נָסַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤎𐤏 |
| Transliteration | nâçaʻ |
| Strong's | H5265 |
| Definition | To pull up or break camp (particularly tent pegs), to set out or depart on a journey, to remove or cause to move from place to place. In narrative uses, especially denotes the act of beginning a journey (typically by breaking camp) or progressing from one location to another, whether for an individual, family, clan, or whole people. Often used of nomadic movement but also in broader senses such as 'to remove' or 'to set out' in military and non-military contexts. |
Morphology HVqp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | they journeyed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5265-05
they broke camp
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect conjugation, 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd person common plural denotes a completed action performed by them. "They broke camp" preserves the root sense of pulling up tent pegs as the initiating act of departure, reflecting both the concrete origin and the completed plural action. |
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