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Lexicon :: Strong's H5381 - nāśaḡ

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נָשַׂג
Transliteration
nāśaḡ
Pronunciation
naw-sag'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1422

Strong’s Definitions

נָשַׂג nâsag, naw-sag'; a primitive root; to reach (literally or figuratively):—ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, × surely, (over-) take (hold of, on, upon).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H5381 in the following manner: overtake (23x), hold (5x), get (3x), get (with H3027) (3x), attain (2x), obtain (2x), reach (2x), ability (with H3027) (1x), able (1x), able (with H1767) (1x), bring (1x), layeth (1x), put (1x), remove (1x), wax rich (1x), surely (1x), take (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H5381 in the following manner: overtake (23x), hold (5x), get (3x), get (with H3027) (3x), attain (2x), obtain (2x), reach (2x), ability (with H3027) (1x), able (1x), able (with H1767) (1x), bring (1x), layeth (1x), put (1x), remove (1x), wax rich (1x), surely (1x), take (1x).

  1. to reach, overtake, take hold upon

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to overtake

      2. to reach, attain to, cause to reach

      3. to be able to secure, reach, have enough

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָשַׂג nâsag, naw-sag'; a primitive root; to reach (literally or figuratively):—ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, × surely, (over-) take (hold of, on, upon).
STRONGS H5381: Abbreviations
† [נָשַׂג] verb only Hiph. reach, overtake (Ecclesiasticus 14:13 והשיגת ידך, Ecclesiasticus 35:10 ובהשגת יד (compare Schechter on Ecclesiasticus 14:13), compare 3 below; ישיג מענה Ecclesiasticus 32:14 shall obtain an answer; —
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְהִשִּׂיג consecutive Leviticus 25:6, suffix וְהִשִּׂיגוֺ consecutive Deuteronomy 19:6; 2nd person masculine singular suffix וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם consecutive Genesis 44:4, etc.; Imperfect יַשִּׂיג Leviticus 26:5, וַיַּשֵּׂג Genesis 31:25, suffix וַיַּשִּׂגֵם Genesis 44:26, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַשֵּׂג 1 Samuel 30:8; Participle מַשִּׂיג 1 Samuel 14:26, suffix מַשִּׂיגֵ֫הוּ Job 41:18; feminine מַשֶּׂגֶת Leviticus 14:21; 1 Chronicles 21:12 (but read וְאִם הֱיוֺת as || 2 Samuel 24:13 WeSm Kit); —
1. overtake, with accusative, often after רָדַף :
a. literal Genesis 31:25 (E), Genesis 44:4, 6 (J), Exodus 14:9 (P), Exodus 15:9 (song), Deuteronomy 19:6; Joshua 2:5 (JE), 1 Samuel 30:8 (3 times in verse); 2 Samuel 15:14; 2 Kings 25:5 = Jeremiah 39:5 = Jeremiah 52:8, Hosea 2:9, compare Psalm 7:6; Psalm 18:38 (וָאַשְׁמִידֵם in || 2 Samuel 22:38), Lamentations 1:3 (metaphor).
b. figurative of battle Hosea 10:9, sword Jeremiah 42:16; on 1 Chronicles 21:12 see above; of blessings Deuteronomy 28:2, curses Deuteronomy 28:15; Deuteronomy 28:45, predictions Zechariah 1:6, justice Isaiah 59:9, wrath of י׳ Psalm 69:25, iniquities Psalm 40:13, calamities Job 27:20.
2.
a. reach, attain to, Job 41:18 (if one) reach it (crocodile) with the sword (2 accusative); figurative paths of life Proverbs 2:19, joy, etc., Isaiah 35:10; also Isaiah 51:11 (CheHpt יַשִּׂיגוּם, for MT יַשִּׂיגוּן; PerlesAnalekten 64 יִשְׂגּוּן, from שׂגה); of time Genesis 47:9 my days have not reached the days...of my fathers, compare Leviticus 26:5 (twice in verse).
b. cause to reach, bring, put, מַשִּׂיג יָדוֺ אֶלמִּֿיו 1 Samuel 14:26 no one put his hand to his mouth, but read מֵשִׁיב Greek Version of the LXX Targum Klo Dr Bu Kit HPS Löhr.
3. figurative הִשִּׁיגָה יָדוֺ one's hand has reached, i.e. one is able, or has enough, Leviticus 5:11 (with לְ), Leviticus 14:21; Leviticus 25:26, 49; with accusative = able to secure, get Leviticus 14:22, 30, 31, 32; Leviticus 27:8; Numbers 6:21 (all P), Ezekiel 46:7; absolute = gain (riches) Leviticus 25:47 (H). — Job 24:2 see סוּג.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:25; 31:25; 44:4; 44:4; 44:6; 44:26; 47:9

Exodus

14:9; 15:9

Leviticus

5:11; 14:21; 14:21; 14:22; 14:30; 14:31; 14:32; 25:6; 25:26; 25:47; 25:49; 26:5; 26:5; 27:8

Numbers

6:21

Deuteronomy

19:6; 19:6; 28:2; 28:15; 28:45

Joshua

2:5

1 Samuel

14:26; 14:26; 30:8; 30:8

2 Samuel

15:14; 22:38; 24:13

2 Kings

25:5

1 Chronicles

21:12; 21:12

Job

24:2; 27:20; 41:18; 41:18

Psalms

7:6; 18:38; 40:13; 69:25

Proverbs

2:19

Isaiah

35:10; 51:11; 59:9

Jeremiah

39:5; 42:16; 52:8

Lamentations

1:3

Ezekiel

46:7

Hosea

2:9; 10:9

Zechariah

1:6

H5381

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5381 matches the Hebrew נָשַׂג (nāśaḡ),
which occurs 50 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:25 - Laban caught up with Jacob as he was camped in the hill country of Gilead, and he set up his camp not far from Jacob’s.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:4 - But when they had gone only a short distance and were barely out of the city, Joseph said to his palace manager, “Chase after them and stop them. When you catch up with them, ask them, ‘Why have you repaid my kindness with such evil?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:6 - When the palace manager caught up with the men, he spoke to them as he had been instructed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:9 - Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:9 - The Egyptians chased after them with all the forces in Pharaoh’s army—all his horses and chariots, his charioteers, and his troops. The Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:9 - “The enemy boasted, ‘I will chase them
and catch up with them.
I will plunder them
and consume them.
I will flash my sword;
my powerful hand will destroy them.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:11 - “If you cannot afford to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, you may bring two quarts[fn] of choice flour for your sin offering. Since it is an offering for sin, you must not moisten it with olive oil or put any frankincense on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:21 - “But anyone who is too poor and cannot afford these offerings may bring one male lamb for a guilt offering, to be lifted up as a special offering for purification. The person must also bring two quarts[fn] of choice flour moistened with olive oil for the grain offering and a cup of olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:22 - The offering must also include two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. One of the pair must be used for the sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:30 - “Then the priest will offer the two turtledoves or the two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:31 - One of them is for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, to be presented along with the grain offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:32 - These are the instructions for purification for those who have recovered from a serious skin disease but who cannot afford to bring the offerings normally required for the ceremony of purification.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:26 - If there is no close relative to buy the land, but the person who sold it gets enough money to buy it back,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:47 - “Suppose a foreigner or temporary resident becomes rich while living among you. If any of your fellow Israelites fall into poverty and are forced to sell themselves to such a foreigner or to a member of his family,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:49 - an uncle, or a cousin. In fact, anyone from the extended family may buy them back. They may also redeem themselves if they have prospered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:5 - Your threshing season will overlap with the grape harvest, and your grape harvest will overlap with the season of planting grain. You will eat your fill and live securely in your own land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:8 - If you desire to make such a vow but cannot afford to pay the required amount, take the person to the priest. He will determine the amount for you to pay based on what you can afford.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:21 - “This is the ritual law of the Nazirites, who vow to bring these offerings to the LORD. They may also bring additional offerings if they can afford it. And they must be careful to do whatever they vowed when they set themselves apart as Nazirites.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:6 - “If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:2 - You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:15 - “But if you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:45 - “If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - They left the town at dusk, as the gates were about to close. I don’t know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:26 - They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:8 - Then David asked the LORD, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?”
And the LORD told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14 - “Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!” David urged his men. “Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:5 - But the Babylonian[fn] troops chased the king and caught him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12 - You may choose three years of famine, three months of destruction by the sword of your enemies, or three days of severe plague as the angel of the LORD brings devastation throughout the land of Israel. Decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:2 - Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers.
They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:20 - Terror overwhelms them like a flood,
and they are blown away in the storms of the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:26 - No sword can stop it,
no spear, dart, or javelin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:5 - then let my enemies capture me.
Let them trample me into the ground
and drag my honor in the dust.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:37 - I chased my enemies and caught them;
I did not stop until they were conquered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 - For troubles surround me—
too many to count!
My sins pile up so high
I can’t see my way out.
They outnumber the hairs on my head.
I have lost all courage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:24 - Pour out your fury on them;
consume them with your burning anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:19 - The man who visits her is doomed.
He will never reach the paths of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:10 - Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return.
They will enter Jerusalem[fn] singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:11 - Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return.
They will enter Jerusalem[fn] singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:9 - So there is no justice among us,
and we know nothing about right living.
We look for light but find only darkness.
We look for bright skies but walk in gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:5 - But the Babylonian[fn] troops chased the king and caught him on the plains of Jericho. They took him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who was at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:16 - the very war and famine you fear will catch up to you, and you will die there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:8 - But the Babylonian troops chased King Zedekiah and caught him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:3 - Judah has been led away into captivity,
oppressed with cruel slavery.
She lives among foreign nations
and has no place of rest.
Her enemies have chased her down,
and she has nowhere to turn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:7 - With the young bull he must bring a basket of choice flour for a grain offering. With the ram he must bring another basket of flour. And with each lamb he is to bring whatever amount of flour he chooses to give. With each basket of flour he must offer one gallon of olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:7 - When she runs after her lovers,
she won’t be able to catch them.
She will search for them
but not find them.
Then she will think,
‘I might as well return to my husband,
for I was better off with him than I am now.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:9 - The LORD says, “O Israel, ever since Gibeah,
there has been only sin and more sin!
You have made no progress whatsoever.
Was it not right that the wicked men of Gibeah were attacked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:6 - But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said, ‘We have received what we deserved from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. He has done what he said he would do.’”
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