נָשָׂא
“to lift up, carry, bear iniquity, forgive”
To lift, carry, bear; in soteriological context, to bear away iniquity as substitutionary bearer, hence to forgive ('bearing iniquity and transgression', Exodus 34:7; Isaiah 53:4, 12).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: נָשָׂא (to lift up, carry, bear iniquity, forgive) -> G0142
LXX conceptual translation: נָשָׂא (to lift up, carry, bear iniquity, forgive) -> G0856
LXX conceptual translation: נָשָׂא (to lift up, carry, bear iniquity, forgive) -> ἀφίημι (to send forth, send away, let go)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where נָשָׂא (nasa) carries significant theological or narrative weight.