נָשַׂקnâsaq

kindle, burn

Pronunciation: naw-sak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5400

Meanings

Niph`al: was kindled (Psalms 78:21)

Hiph`il: make a fire, burn (Isaiah 44:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 78:21 When the Lord heard them, he was furious. The fire of his wrath burned against Jacob. Yes, his anger rose against Israel,
  • Isaiah 44:15 Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire. With it he warms himself and bakes his bread. Then—yes, it’s true—he takes the rest of it and makes himself a god to worship! He makes an idol and bows down in front of it!
  • Ezekiel 39:9 “Then the people in the towns of Israel will go out and pick up your small and large shields, bows and arrows, javelins and spears, and they will use them for fuel. There will be enough to last them seven years!

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).