Jastrow: נְשִׂיאוּת

נְשִׂיאוּת f. (נָשָׂא, v. preced.) 1) lifting, carrying. Num. R. s. 6 נאמר בהן נ׳ ראש the expression ‘lifting up the head’ (Num. IV, 1; 21; v. preced.) is used in connection with them. Ib. נ׳ ראש של בני קהת … בנ׳ הארון the taking the census of the sons of Kehath (v. preced.) is not made dependent on their genealogical descent but on their office of carrying the Ark. Num. R. s. 16 (ref. to Ps. CVI, 26, a. Num. XIV, 1) נ׳ יד כנגד נ׳ קול lifting up the hand (for oath) against lifting up the voice (for murmuring).—נ׳ עון carrying sin, responsibility. Tosef. Shebu. III, 4 (ref. to Lev. V, 1) תלה הכתוב נ׳ ע׳ וכ׳ the text makes the responsibility dependent on the telling. Y. Ter. I, 40ᶜ bot. (ref. to Num. XVIII, 32) את שהוא בנ׳ ע׳ וכ׳ only he who is responsible can separate T’rumah; ib. II, end, 41ᵈ ממה שהוא בנ׳ ע׳ וכ׳ from the fact that he is made responsible, you learn that his act is valid. Y. Shebu. I, 33ᵃ bot.; a. e.—2) (denom. of נָשִׂיא) elevation to office, dignity. Num. R. s. 4 (ref. to Num. IV, 2) אינו אומר פקוד … לשון נ׳ the text does not read p’ḳod, but naso …, which expresses elevation; קבלו נ׳ מתוך וכ׳ they were given a superiority over the other sons of Levi.—Esp. the office of the Nasi. Keth. 103ᵇ נהוג נְשִׂיאוּתְךָ וכ׳, v. דָּמִים. Sabb. 15ᵃ נהגו נְשִׂיאוּתָן וכ׳ occupied their office &c.; a. e.