Strong's Lexicon

H5263

H5263 — נָסַס

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnacacverb-stemOccurrences: 1TWOT: 1378

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5263
Word:נָסַס
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:nacac
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:naw-sas'
Meaning:1. to wane, i.e. be sick
KJV Renderings:faint.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5240

I. [נָסַס] verb be sick (?; compare Syriac [untranscribed source text 3346] id., and especially [untranscribed source text 3347] debilis, infirmus, aegrotans, etc., PS2387 ; ᵑ7 נְסַס be sad; Assyrian nasâsu , wail, lament DlHWB 472; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3348] is go at a gentle pace); — only

Qal Participle active (si vera lectio) כִּמְסֹס נֹסֵס Isa 10:18 like the wasting away of a sick man (so Thes Ew De Che Di Du).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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