Lexicon :: Strong's H5384 - nāšê

נָשֶׁה
Transliteration
nāšê
Pronunciation
naw-sheh'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From נָשָׁה (H5382), in the sense of failure
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1429

Strong’s Definitions

נָשֶׁה nâsheh, naw-sheh'; from H5382, in the sense of failure; rheumatic or crippled (from the incident to Jacob):—which shrank.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H5384 in the following manner: shrank (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H5384 in the following manner: shrank (2x).

  1. vein, nerve, tendon (in the thigh)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָשֶׁה nâsheh, naw-sheh'; from H5382, in the sense of failure; rheumatic or crippled (from the incident to Jacob):—which shrank.
STRONGS H5384: Abbreviations
† נָשֶׁה noun [masculine] a vein (or nerve) in the thigh (etymology dubious; on formative compare LagBN 50; Arabic apparently the portion of the principal vein of the leg which is in the thigh, vulgar sciatic vein, or (modern) sciatic nerve and even sciatica, Lane3033); — only גִּיד הַנָּשֶׁה Genesis 32:33a [Genesis 32:32a] the sinew of the thigh-vein (or thigh-nerve, אֲשֶׁר עַלכַּֿף הַיָּרֵךְ), compare Genesis 32:33b [Genesis 32:32b]. — On sacredness of thigh, compare RSSem i. 360; 2nd ed. 380 WeHeid (2), 168.
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Genesis

32:32; 32:32