What does עָוֺן · נָשָׂא mean in the Bible?
עָוֺן · נָשָׂא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bear guilt or iniquity".
Hebrew · H5771, H5375
עֲוֹנוֹ יִשָּׂא
Perversity , i.e. (moral) evil · to lift , in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
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עָוֺן H5771 perversity , i.e. (moral) evil
Pronunciation avon
Moral perversity or crookedness; iniquity as both the act of wrongdoing and its consequent punishment or liability
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נָשָׂא H5375 to lift , in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Pronunciation nose
Foundational verb of elevation: lifts objects, persons, burdens, and metaphorically sins, prayers, oneself into prominence or divine regard.
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What does עֲוֹנוֹ יִשָּׂא (ʿăwōnô yiśśāʾ) mean in the Bible?
עָוֺן · נָשָׂא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bear guilt or iniquity".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5771, H5375?
H5771, H5375 is connected to 886 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to bear guilt or iniquity
Strong's H5771, H5375
Lexical occurrences 886 verses Source Gloss
to bear guilt or iniquity
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲוֹנוֹ יִשָּׂא is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain