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Strong's H5258 נָסַךְ (nacak)

Nacak means “pour out” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5258 — hypnos (“sleep”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5258
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 24
Books 12

Strong's H5258 Quick Answer

Strong's H5258 נָסַך (nacak) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nacak (naw-sak') v. 1. to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal) 2. by analogy, to anoint a king It has 24 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include poured, pour, cover, offer, and king. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nacak (naw-sak') v. 1. to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal) 2. by analogy, to anoint a king
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
poured, pour, cover, offer, and king

Meaning and Definition

nacak (naw-sak') v. 1. to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal) 2. by analogy, to anoint a king [a primitive root] KJV: cover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).

Original Word
נָסַך
Transliteration
nacak
Derivation
Root: נסך
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5258. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to pour

Usage: 1) to pour out, pour, offer, cast 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pour out 1a2) to cast metal images 1a3) to anoint (a king) 1b) (Niphal) to be anointed 1c) (Piel) to pour out (as a libation) 1d) (Hiphil) to pour out libations 1e) (Hophal) to be poured out Aramaic equivalent: ne.sakh (נְסַךְ "to pour" H5260)

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How Strong's H5258 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nacak, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

poured Genesis 35:14 pour Exodus 30:9 cover Exodus 25:29 offer Psalms 16:4 casteth Isaiah 40:19 king Psalms 2:6

How Strong's H5258 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 24 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5258 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5258 in the Old Testament

24 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 35:14 KJV

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

Exodus 25:29 KJV

And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

Exodus 30:9 KJV

Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5258.

Genesis 35:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
Exodus 25:29 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
Exodus 30:9 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
Exodus 37:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
Numbers 28:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.
2 Samuel 23:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
2 Kings 16:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.
1 Chronicles 11:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
Psalms 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Psalms 16:4 Old Testament, KJV
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
Proverbs 8:23 Old Testament, KJV
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Isaiah 29:10 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
Isaiah 30:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
Isaiah 40:19 Old Testament, KJV
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah 44:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Jeremiah 7:18 Old Testament, KJV
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Jeremiah 19:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
Jeremiah 32:29 Old Testament, KJV
And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.
Jeremiah 44:17 Old Testament, KJV
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
Jeremiah 44:18 Old Testament, KJV
But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
Jeremiah 44:19 Old Testament, KJV
And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?
Jeremiah 44:25 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.
Ezekiel 20:28 Old Testament, KJV
For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.
Hosea 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5258, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5258 FAQ

What does nacak (נָסַךְ) mean?

Nacak (Strong's H5258) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pour out". nacak (naw-sak') v. 1. to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal) 2. by analogy, to anoint a king

How many times is nacak (נָסַךְ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's H5258 across 12 books.

Where can I study nacak (נָסַךְ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5258 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nacak (נָסַךְ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as poured, pour, cover, offer, king, and casteth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.