King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H5258
Transliteration: nacak
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-sak')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to pour out
Meaning: to pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king
Word Summary
nacak: to pour out
Original Word: נָסַךְTransliteration: nacak
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-sak')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to pour out
Meaning: to pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king
Strong's Concordance
cover, melt, offer, cause to pour out, set up A primitive root; to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king -- cover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H5258. nacak
I. נָסַךְ verb pour out (Late Hebrew id., pour, cast (metals, Pi`el make libation; Phoenician נסך cast gold or iron Lzb323f.; נְסַךְ ᵑ7 make libation; Syriac pour out; Arabic , originally be-pour, water NöZMG xii (1887), 719 (rare), usually worship Lane3032 (compare RSSemitic i. 213; 2d ed. 229), i.e. pour out blood of victim, pour out wine WeHeid. 2, 114, 118, 142; —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular נָסַךְ Isaiah 29:10; 40:19; נָסָ֑ךְ 44:10; Imperfect3masculine plural יִסְּכוּ Hosea 9:4; 2masculine singular תִּסְּכוּ Exodus 30:9; Infinitive לִנְסֹךְ Isaiah 30:1; Participle Pass. feminine נְסוּכָה 25:7; —
1 pour out, with עַל (the spirit of deep sleep) Isaiah 29:10.
2 pour out libations, with accusative נֶסֶךְ Exodus 30:9 (P); מַסֵּכָה Isaiah 30:1; יַיִן Hosea 9:4.
3 cast metal images, with accusative מֶּסֶל Isaiah 40:19; 44:10.
Piel Imperfect יְנַסֵךְ 1 Chronicles 11:18 pour out as libation, with accusative מַיִם + ליהוה (= 2 Samuel 23:16 Hiph`il).
Hiph`il Perfect3masculine plural הִסִּכוּ Jeremiah 32:39; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיַּסֵךְ Genesis 35:14 2t.; 1 singular אַסִּיךְ Psalm 16:4; 3masculine plural וַיַסִּיכוּ Ezekiel 20:28; Imperative הַסֵךְ Numbers 28:7; Infinitive absolute הַסֵּיךְ Jeremiah 44:17; הַסֵךְ 7:18 3t.; construct לְהַסֵךְ 44:19, 25 (Köi. 309); — pour out libations, with accusative נֶסֶךְ Genesis 35:14 (E), 2 Kings 16:13; Numbers 28:7 (P), מַיִם 2 Samuel 23:16 ליהוה; elsewhere, נְסָכִים to other gods Jeremiah 7:18; 19:13; 32:29; 44:17-18, 19 (twice in verse); 44:25; Ezekiel 20:28; Psalm 16:4.
Hoph`al Imperfect3masculine singular יֻסַּךְ be poured out, Exodus 25:29; 37:16, of holy wine, with בְ of vessels.
III. [נָסַךְ] verb set, install (Assyrian nasâku, id., whence nasîku, prince, DlHWB 472; see also Muss-ArnHebraica. vi. 89. R. 17 and references); —
Qal Perfect1singular עַלצִֿיּוֺן מַלְכִּי נָסַכְתִּי Psalm 2:6 I have installed my king upon Zion.
Niph`al Perfect1singular נִסַּכְתִּי Proverbs 8:23 I was installed (of Wisdom).
נְסַךְ verb pour out (see Biblical Hebrew I. נָסַךְ); —
Pa`el (more Generally): Infinitive לֵהּ לְנַסָּכָה Daniel 2:46 to offer in sacrifice to him, with accusative וְנִיחֹחִין מִנְחָה.