STRONGS NUMBER H5400


Word Summary
nasaq: burn, kindle
Original Word: נָשַׂק
Transliteration: nasaq
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-sak')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: burn, kindle
Meaning: to catch fire
Strong's Concordance
burn, kindle

A primitive root; to catch fire -- burn, kindle.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H5400. nasaq

[שָׂלִק‎] verb kindle, burn (Ecclus 43:4 margin הִסִּיק‎, Nehemiah 7:21; 7:23 הִשִּׂיק‎, burn; Aramaic (also BA) סְלַקascend, Aph`el cause to go up (in flame), offer sacrifice; , Palmyrene סלקascend); —

Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular בְיַעֲקֹב נִשְּׂקָה אֵשׁPsalm 78:21 a fire was kindled against Jacob.

Hiph`il make a fire burn: Perfect3plural consecutive וְהִשִּׂיקוּ‎, with ב‎ of thing; Imperfect3masculine singular absolute יְשִּׂיקIsaiah 44:15 (both "" בִּעֵר‎).