נָשָׁה nâshâh — to forget
Translated in the KJV as forget, deprive, exact.
a primitive root; to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove.
nâshâh in each stem
Hiph'il
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1Perfect (qatal) 1
And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
Qal (Pa'al)
Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1Perfect (qatal) 1
Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
Pi'el
Perfect (qatal) 1
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.
Niph'al
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›