נָזָה nazah
Hebrew word for “to sprinkle” · Strong’s H5137 · used 24 times in 22 verses
Meaning
1) to spurt, spatter, sprinkle; 1a) (Qal) to spurt, spatter; 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to spurt, sprinkle upon
Senses in the lexicon
- to sprinkle (23)
- to spring (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for nazah in context, with how often each is used:
- will spatter 17
- spattered 4
- spatter 1
- one who spatters 1
- will startle 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 14 (4), Numbers 19 (4), Leviticus 16 (3), Leviticus 4 (2), Leviticus 8 (2), Exodus 29 (1), Leviticus 5 (1), Leviticus 6 (1), Numbers 8 (1), 2 Kings 9 (1)
Forms
- והזה 13
- יזה 4
- ויז 4
- והזית 1
- הזה 1
- ומזה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with nazah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- פַּעַם paam “beat” 10
- דָּם dam “blood” 12
- אֶצְבַּע etsba “finger” 7
- שֶׁבַע sheva “seven” 10
- טָבַל taval “to dip” 5
- בֶּגֶד beged “garment” 7
- מִן־ min “from” 10
- קָדַשׁ qadash “to consecrate” 5
- כָּבַס kavas “to wash” 4
- טָהֵר taher “be pure” 4
- פָּרֹכֶת porekhet “curtain” 3
- אֵת et “with” 6
Key verses
The verses using nazah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 29:21 — And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and…
- Leviticus 4:6 — And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary.
- Leviticus 8:30 — And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon…
- Leviticus 14:7 — And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the…
- Leviticus 16:14 — And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the…
- Leviticus 16:15 — Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood…
- Numbers 8:7 — And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes,…
- Numbers 19:18 — And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there,…
- Numbers 19:19 — And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his…
- 2 Kings 9:33 — And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
- Isaiah 52:15 — So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not…
- Isaiah 63:3 — I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood…
See all 22 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.