Hebrew · Strong's H5265 · Verb
נָסַע
na·sa
to set out
146times used
140verses
15books
How it's translated
- and they set out63
- they set out15
- and he set out6
- they will set out4
- and it set out4
- and set out3
- and we set out3
- when set out they2
Definition
1) to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to pull out or up
1a2) to set out, depart
1a3) to journey, march
1a4) to set forth (of wind)
1b) (Niphal) to be pulled up, be removed, be plucked up
1c) (Hiphil)
The forms it takes
Form
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 55% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 14% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Perfect (qatal) 12% a complete action, usually past
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 8% and then …: future or instructions
- Infinitive 5% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Participle 3% one who is doing
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Numbers85
- Genesis11
- Exodus11
- Deuteronomy7
- Joshua4
- 2 Kings4
- Isaiah4
- Judges3
- Psalms3
- Job2
…and 5 more books.
Every verse
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