Strong's Hebrew · H5137

H5137 nâzâh

נָזָה

naw-zaw'

to sprinkle

Looking for Greek G5137 tráchēlos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H5137. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

nâzâh appears 24 times in Scripture, including Exodus 29:21 and Leviticus 4:6. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)

In the King James Version

sprinkle.

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 24 times in Scripture

Leviticus 14:16

“dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.”

Leviticus 5:9

“then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.”

Leviticus 8:30

“Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.”

Leviticus 4:6

“The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.”

Leviticus 14:7

“Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.”

Leviticus 4:17

“and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.”

Leviticus 6:27

“Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.”

Leviticus 8:11

“He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.”

Exodus 29:21

“And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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