The meaning of “נֵץ”
Understanding nêts reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
blossom, hawk. - a flower (from its brilliancy) - also a hawk (from it flashing speed) 1) blossom 2) a unclean bird of p...
נֵץ
blossom, hawk. - a flower (from its brilliancy) - also a hawk (from it flashing speed) 1) blossom 2) a unclean bird of prey 2a) hawk, falcon 2b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 40:10 | “And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:” Word: נֵץ (nêts) | |
| Leviticus 11:16 | “And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,” Word: נֵץ (nêts) | |
| Deuteronomy 14:15 | “And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,” Word: נֵץ (nêts) | |
| Job 39:26 | “Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?” Word: נֵץ (nêts) |