Strong's Lexicon

H5380

H5380 — נָשַׁב

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

Hebrewnashabverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1426

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5380
Word:נָשַׁב
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:nashab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:naw-shab'
Meaning:1. to blow 2. (by implication) to disperse
KJV Renderings:(cause to) blow, drive away.

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BDB5408

[נָשַׁב] verb blow (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 נְשַׁב (but also נְחַב), Syriac [untranscribed source text 3461], all blow; || form of נָשַׁף); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular נָָֽשְׁבָה בּוֺ ׳ רוּחַ י Isa 40:7 the breath of ׳ י has blown upon it.
Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַשֵּׁב רוּחַ Ps 147:18 he causes his wind to blow; וַיַּשֵּׁב אֹתָם Gen 15:11 and he drove them away (perhaps originally blow away, drive away by blowing, or by a sound like blowing).


Other Resources

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

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