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נָסַג H5253

H5253 is the Hebrew word נָסַג, transliterated nâçag and said naw-sag'. The King James Version most often renders it remove.

Word: נָסַגTransliteration: nâçagSaid: naw-sag'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

to retreat.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

remove 3×removeth 1×departing away 1×turned away 1×like them that remove 1×take 1×take hold 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: departing away, remove, take (hold), turn away.

Verses using נָסַג

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 19:14 · KJV

Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

Deuteronomy 27:17 · KJV

Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Proverbs 22:28 · KJV

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Proverbs 23:10 · KJV

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

Isaiah 59:13 · KJV

In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Isaiah 59:14 · KJV

And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

Hosea 5:10 · KJV

The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

Micah 2:6 · KJV

Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.

Micah 6:14 · KJV

Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5253 mean?

H5253 is the Hebrew word נָסַג (nâçag), meaning to retreat.

How is H5253 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it remove (3 times), removeth (1 time), departing away (1 time), turned away (1 time), like them that remove (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5253 appear in the Bible?

נָסַג (nâçag) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5253 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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