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נְשׂוּאָה

𐤍𐤔𐤅𐤀𐤄

nᵉsûwʼâh

H5385 verb

SILEX Entry

Root נשא to lift, to carry, to bear

Definition

A thing that is carried or lifted up, especially referring to a load, burden, or that which is transported, often in the context of ritual or cultic transport (e.g., sacred items or offerings) or physical cargo. The term is strictly a feminine passive participle form, indicating the thing which is (actively) borne or lifted by someone or something.

Semantic Range

load, burden, cargo, carried object (especially in ritual contexts), something borne or lifted, carriage

Root / Etymology

The noun נְשׂוּאָה is derived from the verb נָשָׂא (to lift, carry, bear), specifically its passive participle form. The root נ-ש-א fundamentally means 'to lift, to carry,' and the noun form denotes that which is being carried or borne. The form נְשׂוּאָה, and its variant נְשֻׂאָה, is feminine, as indicated by the ending. No evidence suggests a different root; the form is a regular derivation from the widely attested root נ-ש-א.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, נְשׂוּאָה appears in contexts relating to the transport or bearing of offerings, vessels, or cargo, especially within ritual settings (e.g., items transported by the Levites in the tabernacle or items carried as tribute). Its use is generally concrete, referring to physical loads rather than metaphorical burdens (for which other terms, such as מַשָּׂא, are more typical). Standard English translations such as 'carriage,' 'load,' or 'burden' usually capture the meaning, though the term specifically points to the object being carried, not the act or process itself. In later Hebrew, the form does not persist as a common noun. Care is required not to conflate it with related terms like מַשָּׂא (which shifts in later prophetic literature toward metaphorical meanings).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or rather, נְשֻׂאָה; feminine. passive participle of נָשָׂא; something borne, i.e. a load; carriage.

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Root Family

נשא (n-ś-ʾ) — to lift, to carry, to bear

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4853 מַשָּׂא in the burden
H4854 מַשָּׂא burden of
H4856 מַשֹּׂא and lifting-up-of
H4858 מַשָּׂאָה rising mass
H4859 מַשָּׁאָה loans

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5385-01 נְשֻׂאֹתֵי/כֶ֣ם nesuoteykhem HVqsfpc/Sp2mp your carriage your carried-loads 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5385-01 Isaiah 46:1 נְשֻׂאֹתֵי/כֶ֣ם nesuoteykhem HVqsfpc/Sp2mp your carriage your carried-loads
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