Nâshâʼ — H5377

H5377 · Hebrew — נשא

Pronunciation: naw-shaw'

Definition

verb

to lead astray, i.e. (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce

  1. to beguile, deceive
    1. (Niphal) to be beguiled
    2. (Hiphil) to beguile, deceive
    3. (Qal) utterly (infinitive)

Usually translated as

deceive, beguile, greatly, utterly

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nâshâʼ occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Psalms (1), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (4), Obadiah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — N