Original Word: נָשָׁה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nashah
Pronunciation: naw-shaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-shaw')
Definition: To forget, to cause to forget
Meaning: to forget, to neglect, to remit, remove

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 1950 (ἐπιλανθάνομαι, epilanthanomai) - to forget, neglect

- Strong's Greek 2990 (λανθάνω, lanthanō) - to escape notice, to be hidden

Usage: The Hebrew verb "nashah" primarily means "to forget" or "to cause to forget." It is used in the context of memory and remembrance, often implying a deliberate or consequential act of forgetting. In the Biblical narrative, it can refer to God causing someone to forget their troubles or a person forgetting their past.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, memory and remembrance were vital aspects of identity and covenantal relationships. Forgetting could imply a loss of identity or a break in covenant. The act of forgetting, whether by divine intervention or human action, often carried significant theological implications, such as the removal of past burdens or the failure to remember God's deeds and commandments.

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to forget
NASB Translation
forget (2), forgets (1), forgotten (2), surely forget (1).

III. [נָשָׁא] forget, see II. נָשָׁה. below

II. [נָשָׁה] verb forget (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian nišîtu perhaps forgottenness Dl^{HWB 486}; Aramaic נְשָׁא (especially Ithpe`el, Aph`el), forget; Arabic forget, neglect; compare Ethiopic ignoscere, condonare, indulgere Di⁶³³); —

Qal Perfect1singular וְנָשִׁיתִי אֶתְכֶם נָשׁאֹ Jeremiah 23:39 I will forget you finally (but ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ᵑ6 Che Gie וְנָשָׂאתִי, followed by וְנָטַשְׁתִּי as Jeremiah 23:33 b, see III. מַשָּׂא); נָשִׁיתִי טוֺבָה Lamentations 3:17 I have forgotten prosperity; Imperfect1singular הַאֶשֶּׁה shall I forget ? i.e. overlook, read by We Micah 6:10 plausibly for ᵑ0 הַאִשׁ; Infinitive absolute א) נָשׁאֹ ׳(ל Jeremiah 23:39 (see above).

Niph`al Imperfect2masculine singular suffix תִּנָּשֵׁנִי Isaiah 44:21 thou shalt not be forgotten of me, but dubious; Ges^{§ 117}* תִּנְשֵׁנִי (Qal); Che^Hpt תִּטְּשֵׁנִי (compare Deuteronomy 32:15).

Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular suffix נַשַּׁ֫נִי Genesis 41:51 (E) God hath made me forget + accusative of thing (ַ֯ in 1st syllable only here, influence of מְנַשֶּׁה Ges^{§ 52m}).

Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular suffix הִשָּׁהּ חָכְמָה Job 39:17 God caused her (the ostrich) to forget wisdom, i.e. did not endow her with it. Imperfect יַשֶּׁה לְךָ מִןֿ Job 11:6 Eloah allows a part of thy guilt to be forgotten thee, i.e. does not reckon it to thee in full (ᵐ5 = יִשְׁוֶה לְךָ מֵאֱלוֺהַּ כַּעֲוֺנֶ֑ךָ [Du] there is equivalent to thee from Eloah, according to thine iniquity, compare Bi Che^{Job and Solomon}; Bu reads נָשָׁה for יַשֶּׁה; Du rejects ver. as gloss).

forget, deprive, exact

A primitive root; to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove -- forget, deprive, exact.

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