Hebrew · H5258, H5262 · unreviewed

נָסַךְ נְסָכִים

To pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king · a libation ; also a cast idol

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נָסַךְ H5258 to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king
Pronunciation nāsaḵtî
Pouring out as sacred act—libations to God or molten casting—extends to royal anointing as covenant installation.
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נֶסֶךְ H5262 a libation ; also a cast idol
Pronunciation nesekĕ
Dual semantic split: libation (poured offering to God) versus molten idol (cast abomination)—antithetical religious practices
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What does נָסַךְ נְסָכִים (nasakh nesakhim) mean in the Bible?

נָסַךְ · נֶסֶךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "pour drink offerings".

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Meaning

pour drink offerings
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Perfect Isa 29:10 · Isa 40:19 · Isa 44:10 · Ps 2:6
Imperfect Exod 30:9 · Hos 9:4
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action
Imperfect Exod 25:29 · Exod 37:16
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Infinitive absolute Num 28:7
Imperfect Ps 16:4
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Perfect Prov 8:23
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