Lexical Definition

‎נָזָה‎ nâzâh (naw-zaw') to sprinkle ^H:V
a primitive root

sprinkle.

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

1) to spurt, spatter, sprinkle
1a) (Qal) to spurt, spatter
1b) (Hiphil) to cause to spurt, sprinkle upon
2) to spring, leap
2a) (Hiphil) to cause to leap, startle

See Greek: θαυμάζω · κατάγω · ῥαντίζω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎נָזָה‎] verb spurt, spatter; Hiph`il sprinkle (Late Hebrew Hiph`il sprinkle; Aramaic ‎נְדָא‎, ‎אַדֵּי‎ Lev 4:6 and often, for ‎הִזָּה‎ Syriac is erupit, stillavit Isa 63:3, alsoprominutt, etc. PS²²⁹¹); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִזֶּה‎ Lev 6:20* (twice in verse), ‎וְיֵז‎ Isa 63:3 (but read ‎וַיֵּז‎ Che Di Du Ges^{«GKC:53»§ 53}, p. N., 107 bN. and others), ‎וַיִּז‎ 2Kgs 9:33 — spurt, spatter, always of blood: — ‎וַיִּז מִדָּמָהּ אֶלֿ‎ 2Kgs 9:33 and some of her blood spurted against the wall; so ‎ויז נִצְחָם‎ Isa 63:3 (with — ‎עַלֿ‎ of thing, in metaphor); ‎יִזֶּה מִדָּמָה‎ Lev 6:20*, compare v.Lev 6:20* (both with ‎עַלֿ‎ of thing). Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎וְהִזָּת‎ consecutive Lev 4:6 + 12 t.; 2 masculine singular ‎וְהִזֵּיתָ֫‎ Exod 29:21 Imperfect ‎יַזֶּה‎ Lev 16:14 (Isa 52:15 see below); ‎וַיַּז‎ Lev 8:11; Lev 8:30 Imperative ‎הַזֵּה‎ Num 8:7 Participle construct ‎מַזֵּה‎ Num 19:21 — cause to spurt, sprinkle upon, in ceremonials of P: with accusative + ‎עַלֿ‎ person Num 8:7 (water), + ‎עַלֿ‎ of thing, ‎לִפְנֵי‎ Lev 16:15 object often ‎מִן‎ partitive, or implied in context; followed by ‎עַלֿ‎ Lev 5:9; Lev 14:7; Lev 16:14; Lev 16:19 (all of blood); Lev 8:11 (oil); Num 19:18; Num 19:19 (water), Exod 29:21; Lev 8:30 (both blood and oil); followed by ‎אֶלֿ‎ Lev 14:51 (blood and water), ‎אֶלנֹֿכַח פְּנֵי‎ Num 19:4 (blood); followed by‎לִפְנֵי‎ Lev 4:6; Lev 4:17; Lev 16:14 (blood), Lev 14:16; Lev 14:27 (oil); once without preposition ‎מַזֵּה‎ Num 19:21 the sprinkler of the water. — Isa 52:15 see II.‎נזה‎.

II. [‎נָזָה‎] verb (dubious) spring, leap (compare Arabic leap, leap up, upon Thes Frey^Prov Arabic 1, 171. 297; 22, 138; 25, 11); — hence, according to many, Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎כֵּן יַזֶּה גּוֺיִם רַבִּים‎ Isa 52:15 so shall he cause to leap (i.e. in joyful surprise, or = startle) many nations; but perhaps corrupt; Che^Comm. ‎יַתֵּר‎ in like sense; < ‎יִרְגְּזוּ‎ (for ‎יזהגוים‎) many shall tremble (v,‎רגז‎), GFM^{JBL 1890, 216 ff.} compare Che^Hpt. ‎נָזִיד‎ see ‎זיד‎

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