Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “נָשֶׁה”
Understanding nâsheh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
which shrank. - rheumatic or crippled (from the incident to Jacob) 1) vein, nerve, tendon (in the thigh)
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
נָשֶׁה
Phoneticnaw-sheh'
Transliterationnâsheh
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
which shrank. - rheumatic or crippled (from the incident to Jacob) 1) vein, nerve, tendon (in the thigh)
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
1 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 32:32 | “Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank. ” Word: נָשֶׁה (nâsheh) |