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H5264 · Hebrew · Old Testament
נָסַס
Nasas
Verb
To display as a banner, to flutter

Definition

Nasas (H5264) means to lift up or display as a banner, to flutter like a flag in the wind. It appears in contexts of rallying the faithful under God's standard and proclaiming His name over His people.

Usage & Theological Significance

The banner (nes) imagery runs through Scripture as a symbol of divine protection and the gathering of the redeemed. Moses lifted up a bronze serpent on a pole (Numbers 21); Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would stand as a banner for the nations (Isaiah 11:10). Jesus draws on this imagery in John 3:14, linking the lifting up of the Son of Man to the banner raised in the wilderness.

Key Bible Verses

Psalm 60:4 You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth.
Isaiah 11:10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples.
Isaiah 49:22 I will beckon to the nations, I will lift up my banner to the peoples.
Numbers 21:8 Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.
John 3:14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up.

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