UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: נשׂא

Sense 1: bearing, carrying, suffering

Semantic domains: Bear (002003003003)

Core domains: Responsibility (145)

Definition: literally: lifting up; hence: = process by which humans are held responsible for a certain action or for the well-being of others

Show passage in OET: ZEP 3:18

OET-RV ZEP 3:18

18 I will gather those among you who grieve so they can attend the celebrations.
⇔ They were taken as tribute and it was a reproach.

OET-LV ZEP 3:18

18 Those _who _are_grieved _of from_an _appointed _feast I _will _gather from_you they _were tribute on/upon_it(f) reproach.

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Sense 2: to uproot, to pull out

Semantic domains: Detach (002003001008)

Core domains: Plant (125)

Definition: literally: lifting up; hence: = causative action by which humans pull up plants or roots from the ground

Show passage in OET: EZE 17:9

OET-RV EZE 17:9

9 Ask the people: ‘The master Yahweh wants to know if it’ll prosper. Won’t it be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers, and all its fresh growth will dry out? You wouldn’t have to be very strong or get lots of people to help to pull it out by its roots.

OET-LV EZE 17:9

9 Say thus my_master YHWH he _says will _it _prosper am_not DOM roots _of_its will _it _pull _up and_DOM fruit _of_its will _it _strip _off and_it _will _wither all _of the _fresh_things_of its _growth _of_her it _will _wither and_not by_an _arm great and_by_a _people numerous to_lift _up it from_roots _of_its.

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Sense 3: portion, share

Semantic domains: Divide (002003001006)

Definition: literally: lifting up; hence: = one part of an object (or range of objects) that has been divided into several portions

Show passage in OET: GEN 43:34

OET-RV GEN 43:34

34 Then they were served food Yosef’s table, but Benyamin’s serving was five times larger than any of the others, and they drank and they and Yosef all got a bit tiddly.

OET-LV GEN 43:34

34 And_someone _took portions from_with his/its_faces/face to_them and_ the _portion _of Binyāmīn _it _was _great more_than _the _portions _of all _of _them _of_their five hands and_they _drank and_they _became _drunk with_him/it.

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Sense 4: signal (of smoke)

Semantic domains: Know (002004002007)

Core domains: Fire (067); Communication (041)

Definition: literally: lifting up; hence: = an amount of rising smoke ► used as a means of communication

Show passage in OET: JDG 20:38

OET-RV JDG 20:38

38 Then they started a fire as the prearranged signal was to be the rising column of smoke up out of the city.

OET-LV JDG 20:38

38 And_the _appointed_signal which_it _belonged to_the _man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) with the_ambusher was_do _much they_to_cause _to _go _up the _rising _of the _smoke from the_city.

Show passage in OET: JDG 20:40

OET-RV JDG 20:40

40 But when the pillar of smoke began to rise from the city, the Benyamites looked behind them and were shocked to see their city going up in smoke.

OET-LV JDG 20:40

40 And_the_rising it _began to_go _up from the_city a _pillar _of smoke and_ Binyāmīn _it _turned behind_it and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the _entirety _of the_city it _went _up to_the_heavens.

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All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JDG: OET JDG 20:38 · OET JDG 20:40

JER: OET JER 6:1

Sense 5: present, gift

Semantic domains: Non-Possess (002003002019)

Core domains: Possession (128)

Definition: literally: lifting up; hence: = causative action by which humans bring objects to (other) humans or deities as a gift

Show passage in OET: SA2 11:8

OET-RV SA2 11:8

8 then he told him, “Go to your house and relax.” So Uriyah left the palace and the king sent a gift to be delivered to his house.

OET-LV SA2 11:8

8 And_ Dāvid _he/it _said to_ʼŪriy^yāh go _down to_house _of_your and_wash feet _of_your and_ ʼŪriy^yāh _he/it _went _out from_the _house _of the_king and_it _went _out after_him the _present _of the _king.

Show passage in OET: EST 2:18

OET-RV EST 2:18

18 Then the king hosted a large celebration and invited all his officials and servants to a feast to celebrate Ester becoming queen. He proclaimed that this would be a time to celebrate for people in all of the provinces of his empire when they wouldn’t have to pay taxes, and he gave many generous gifts.

OET-LV EST 2:18

18 And_ the_king _he/it _made a _feast great to/from_all/each/any/every officials _of_his and_servants _of_his DOM the _feast _of ʼEştēr and_a _holiday for_provinces he _made and_he/it _gave present[s] according_to _the _hand _of the _king.

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All 4 recorded passages for this sense

SA2: OET SA2 11:8

EST: OET EST 2:18

JER: OET JER 40:5

EZE: OET EZE 20:40

Sense 6: tax

Semantic domains: Non-Possess (002003002019)

Core domains: Possession (128); Authority (015)

Definition: literally: lifting up; hence: = an amount of money that is to be paid to a ruler in return for certain rights or privileges

Show passage in OET: CH2 24:6

OET-RV CH2 24:6

6 so the king summoned Yehoyada and demanded, “Why haven’t you followed up on sending the Levites throughout Yerushalem and across Yehudah to collect the annual tax instituted by Yahweh’s servant Mosheh (Moses) for the people to contribute to the costs of the sacred tent?”

OET-LV CH2 24:6