נָזָה nâzâh — to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)
Translated in the KJV as sprinkle.
a primitive root; to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation).
nâzâh in each stem
Hiph'il
Sequential perfect (weqatal) 14Wayyiqtol 2Imperfect (yiqtol) 2Imperative 1Participle (active) 1
And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.
And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.
And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail.
Qal (Pa'al)
Imperfect (yiqtol) 3Wayyiqtol 1
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
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 ›