The meaning of “נָאַץ”
Understanding nâʼats reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, [idiom] great, provoke. - to scorn 1) to spurn, contemn...
נָאַץ
abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, [idiom] great, provoke. - to scorn 1) to spurn, contemn, despise, abhor 1a) (Qal) to spurn, contemn 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to spurn 1b2) to cause to contemn 1c) (Hiphil) to spurn 1d) (Hithpolel) to be contemned
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 14:23 | “Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:” Word: נָאַץ (nâʼats) | |
| 1 Samuel 2:17 | “Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.” Word: נָאַץ (nâʼats) | |
| Psalms 74:10 | “O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?” Word: נָאַץ (nâʼats) | |
| Ecclesiastes 12:5 | “Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:” Word: נָאַץ (nâʼats) | |
| Jeremiah 23:17 | “They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.” Word: נָאַץ (nâʼats) |
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