Strong's Lexicon

H5382

H5382 — נָשָׁה

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

HebrewnashahverbOccurrences: 6TWOT: 1428

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5382
Word:נָשָׁה
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:6
Transliteration:nashah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:naw-shaw'
Meaning:1. to forget 2. (figuratively) to neglect 3. causatively, to remit, remove
KJV Renderings:forget, deprive, exact.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5407

III. [נָשָׁא] forget, see II. נָשָׁה . below


BDB5412

II. [נָשָׁה] verb forget (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian nišîtu perhaps forgottenness DlHWB 486; Aramaic נְשָׁא (especially Ithpe`el, Aph`el), [untranscribed source text 3462] forget; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3463] forget, neglect; compare Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3464] ignoscere, condonare, indulgere Di633); —

Qal Perfect 1 singular וְנָשִׁיתִי אֶתְכֶם נָשׁאֹ Jer 23:39 I will forget you finally (but ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ᵑ6 Che Gie וְנָשָׂאתִי, followed by וְנָטַשְׁתִּי as Jer 23:33 b, see III. מַשָּׂא ); נָשִׁיתִי טוֺבָה Lam 3:17 I have forgotten prosperity; Imperfect 1 singular הַאֶשֶּׁה shall I forget ? i.e. overlook, read by We Mic 6:10 plausibly for ᵑ0 הַאִשׁ; Infinitive absolute א) נָשׁאֹ ׳ Jer 23:39 (see above).
Niph`al Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix תִּנָּשֵׁנִי Isa 44:21 thou shalt not be forgotten of me, but dubious; Ges «GKC:117»§ 117* תִּנְשֵׁנִי (Qal); CheHpt תִּטְּשֵׁנִי (compare Deut 32:15).
Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix נַשַּׁ֫נִי Gen 41:51 ( E ) God hath made me forget + accusative of thing (ַ֯ in 1st syllable only here, influence of מְנַשֶּׁה Ges«GKC:52m»§ 52m).
Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix הִשָּׁהּ חָכְמָה Job 39:17 God caused her (the ostrich) to forget wisdom, i.e. did not endow her with it. Imperfect יַשֶּׁה לְךָ מִןֿ Job 11:6 Eloah allows a part of thy guilt to be forgotten thee , i.e. does not reckon it to thee in full ( ᵐ5 = יִשְׁוֶה לְךָ מֵאֱלוֺהַּ כַּעֲוֺנֶ֑ךָ [Du] there is equivalent to thee from Eloah, according to thine iniquity, compare Bi CheJob and Solomon; Bu reads נָשָׁה for יַשֶּׁה; Du rejects ver. as gloss).


Other Resources

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

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