The meaning of “נָתַשׁ”
Understanding nâthash reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), [idiom] utterly. s - to tear away 1) to pull up...
נָתַשׁ
destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), [idiom] utterly. s - to tear away 1) to pull up, expel, root out, pluck up 1a) (Qal) to pull or pluck up 1b) (Niphal) to be plucked up 1c) (Hophal) to be plucked up
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 29:28 | “And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.” Word: נָתַשׁ (nâthash) | |
| 1 Kings 14:15 | “For the Lord shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the Lord to anger.” Word: נָתַשׁ (nâthash) | |
| 2 Chronicles 7:20 | “Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.” Word: נָתַשׁ (nâthash) | |
| Psalms 9:6 | “O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.” Word: נָתַשׁ (nâthash) | |
| Jeremiah 18:14 | “Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?” Word: נָתַשׁ (nâthash) |
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