Hosea 13:1:4Hos.13.1.W4TAB
נָשָׂ֖א
nasa
“he lifted up or was exalted”
- Transliteration
- na-SA
- Extended
- naa-SAA
- IPA
- /naːˈsɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he lifted up or was exalted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
na-SA
- clause
ke-da-BER e-fra-YIM re-TET na-SA HU
- sentence
ke-da-BER e-fra-YIM re-TET na-SA HU be-yis-ra-EL va-ye-ESH-am ba-ba-AL va-ya-MOT
Exegesis
The verb nasa {נָשָׂא | nāśāʾ} then forms a result clause, indicating Ephraim’s rise to prominence within Israel {בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-yis-ra-ʾēl}.
Root and etymology
n-ś-ʾ
“to lift, carry, exalt”
In context — Hosea 13:1
When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Hosea 13:1, so the Hebrew word נָשָׂ֖א (nasa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Hos.13.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.1.W4.S1) and character.