נָשָׁהnâshâh

נָשָׁא: forget, see II.

Pronunciation: naw-shaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5382

Meanings

נָשָׁה. below

נָשָׁה: forget

Qal: forget (Jeremiah 23:39; Jeremiah 23:33; Lamentations 3:17)

Niph`al: be forgotten (Isaiah 44:21; Deuteronomy 32:15)

Pi`el: made, forget (Genesis 41:51)

Hiph`il: caused, to forget (Job 39:17; Job 11:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 41:51 Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for he said, “God has made me forget all my troubles and everyone in my father’s family.”
  • Job 11:6 If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is not a simple matter. Listen! God is doubtless punishing you far less than you deserve!
  • Job 39:17 For God has deprived her of wisdom. He has given her no understanding.
  • Isaiah 44:21 “Pay attention, O Jacob, for you are my servant, O Israel. I, the Lord, made you, and I will not forget you.
  • Jeremiah 23:39 I will forget you completely. I will expel you from my presence, along with this city that I gave to you and your ancestors.
  • Lamentations 3:17 Peace has been stripped away, and I have forgotten what prosperity is.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).