Lectionary Calendar
Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #5380 - נָשַׁב
Transliteration
nâshab
Phonetics
naw-shab'
Origin
a primitive root
Parts of Speech
verb
TWOT
1426
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- to blow
- (Qal) to blow
- (Hiphil)
- to cause to blow
- to disperse, to drive away
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (3)
Genesis
1
Psalms
1
Isaiah
1
BSB (3)
Genesis
1
Psalms
1
Isaiah
1
CSB (3)
Genesis
1
Psalms
1
Isaiah
1
ESV (3)
Genesis
1
Psalms
1
Isaiah
1
KJV (3)
Genesis
1
Psalms
1
Isaiah
1
LEB (3)
Genesis
1
Psalms
1
Isaiah
1
LSB (4)
Genesis
2
Psalms
1
Isaiah
1
N95 (3)
Genesis
2
Isaiah
1
NAS (4)
Genesis
2
Psalms
1
Isaiah
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (3)
Genesis
1
Psalms
1
Isaiah
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
[נָשַׁב] verb blow (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7נְשַׁב (but also נְחַב), Syriac 
, all blow; "" form of נָשַׁף); —
, all blow; "" form of נָשַׁף); — Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular נָָֽשְׁבָה בּוֺ׳רוּחַ י Isaiah 40:7 the breath of ׳י has blown upon it.
Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַשֵּׁב רוּחַ Psalm 147:18 he causes his wind to blow; וַיַּשֵּׁב אֹתָם Genesis 15:11 and he drove them away (perhaps originally blow away, drive away by blowing, or by a sound like blowing).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
נָשַׁב to blow, followed by בְּ to blow upon (as the wind), Isaiah 40:7. (An onomatop. verb, like the cogn. נָשַׁף, נָשַׁם and שָׁאַף, which see).
Hiphil
(1) to cause (the wind) to blow, Psalms 147:18.
(2) to drive away by blowing, Genesis 15:11.
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List of Word Forms
וַיַּשֵּׁ֥ב וישב יַשֵּׁ֥ב ישב נָ֣שְׁבָה נשבה nā·šə·ḇāh nāšəḇāh Nashevah vaiyashShev way·yaš·šêḇ wayyaššêḇ yaš·šêḇ yashShev yaššêḇ
