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נָטַע

𐤍𐤈𐤏

nâṭaʻ

H5193 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To plant—primarily of placing or establishing trees, shrubs, or plants in soil; used both literally for agricultural/horticultural activity and figuratively to signify establishing, founding, or situating something (such as people, places, or institutions) with an element of care, intended growth, or permanence. The semantic range includes agricultural planting, the founding or establishing of a group or community, and metaphorically, the divinely appointed establishment of Israel in the land or the support of individuals or leaders.

Semantic Range

to plant (plants, trees, vineyards), to establish or found (figurative of people, communities, nations), to settle or situate purposefully, to install or institute with an expectation of growth

Root / Etymology

Root: נטע, which in its basic verbal sense means 'to plant'. The verbal form derives directly from the root נטע, with the core idea of placing something into the ground so that it takes root and grows. There is no evidence for an etymology outside of Biblical Hebrew or the wider Northwest Semitic context, indicating that it is an original Hebrew verb rather than a loanword.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, נָטַע is predominantly used in agricultural settings (e.g., planting vineyards, trees, or gardens—Genesis 2:8, Deuteronomy 20:19). In prophetic and poetic texts, it takes on a metaphorical sense for the establishment or settling of Israel in the land (e.g., Psalm 44:2, Isaiah 5:7) or the divine establishment of leaders or nations. The metaphor often carries connotations of care, cultivation, and intention for flourishing and permanence, contrasting with verbs such as זרע (zāraʿ, 'to sow'), which emphasizes scattering or broadcasting seed rather than carefully situating and fostering growth. In post-exilic and later texts, the figurative use becomes more prominent, reflecting the ongoing theological and communal concern with rootedness and stability. Standard English translations generally render נָטַע as 'to plant' but sometimes miss the richer figurative associations, particularly those involving divine agency and covenantal establishment.

Translation Consistency

primary "plant" 45 occurrences

Primary and most natural rendering across literal and figurative senses. 'Plant' captures the agricultural meaning (trees, vineyards) and the common Biblical figurative sense of establishing, founding, or settling people/places with expectation of growth. It is the most frequent and idiomatic choice in the P2 data.

Alternatives (5 occurrences):
"plant, you (masculine plural)" (4x) "planter of" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively); fastened, plant(-er).

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

נטע (Netaim) — to plant, set in the ground, establish (by planting)

Root נטע to plant, to set into the ground, to establish
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4302 מַטָּע for plantings of
H5194 נֶטַע he planted
H5195 נָטִיעַ planted seedlings
H5196 נְטָעִים Plantings

Word Forms

36 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H5193-05 נָטַ֥ע nata HVqp3ms has planted he planted he planted 4
H5193-32 וְ/נָטְע֣וּ venateu HC/Vqq3cp and they will plant and they planted and they will plant 4
H5193-33 וְ/נִטְע֥וּ veniteu HC/Vqv2mp and plant plant, you (masculine plural) and plant, you (masculine plural) 4
H5193-07 נָטַ֥עְתִּי nataeti HVqp1cs I have planted I planted I planted 3
H5193-18 תִטַּ֥ע tita HVqi2ms you shall plant you will plant you will plant 3
H5193-23 וּ/נְטַעְתִּ֖י/ם unetaetim HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3mp and-I-will-plant-them and I planted them and I will plant them 3
H5193-27 וַ/יִּטַּ֞ע vayita HC/Vqw3ms and planted and he planted and he planted 3
H5193-30 וְ/לִ/נְטֽוֹעַ velinetoa HC/R/Vqc and to plant and to plant and to plant 3
H5193-08 נָ֣טְעָה nateah HVqp3fs she plants she planted she planted 2
H5193-12 נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם netaetem HVqp2mp you have planted you planted you planted 2

Occurrences in Scripture

59 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H5193-27 Genesis 2:8 וַ/יִּטַּ֞ע vayita HC/Vqw3ms and planted and he planted and he planted
H5193-27 Genesis 9:20 וַ/יִּטַּ֖ע vayita HC/Vqw3ms and planted and he planted and he planted
H5193-27 Genesis 21:33 וַ/יִּטַּ֥ע vayita HC/Vqw3ms and planted and he planted and he planted
H5193-34 Exodus 15:17 וְ/תִטָּעֵ֨/מוֹ֙ vetitaemo HC/Vqi2ms/Sp3mp and plant them and you will plant them and you will plant them
H5193-21 Leviticus 19:23 וּ/נְטַעְתֶּם֙ unetaetem HC/Vqq2mp and plant and you planted and you plant
H5193-05 Numbers 24:6 נָטַ֣ע nata HVqp3ms planted he planted planted
H5193-06 Deuteronomy 6:11 נָטָ֑עְתָּ nataeta HVqp2ms you planted you planted you planted
H5193-18 Deuteronomy 16:21 תִטַּ֥ע tita HVqi2ms you shall plant you will plant you will plant
H5193-05 Deuteronomy 20:6 נָטַ֥ע nata HVqp3ms has planted he planted he planted
H5193-18 Deuteronomy 28:30 תִּטַּ֖ע tita HVqi2ms you will plant you will plant you will plant
H5193-18 Deuteronomy 28:39 תִּטַּ֖ע tita HVqi2ms you shall plant you will plant you will plant
H5193-12 Joshua 24:13 נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם netaetem HVqp2mp you planted you planted you planted
H5193-24 2 Samuel 7:10 וּ/נְטַעְתִּי/ו֙ unetaetiv HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3ms and I will plant it and I will plant him and I will plant him
H5193-33 2 Kings 19:29 וְ/נִטְע֥וּ veniteu HC/Vqv2mp and plant plant, you (masculine plural) and plant, you (masculine plural)
H5193-28 Isaiah 5:2 וַ/יִּטָּעֵ֨/הוּ֙ vayitaehu HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms and planted it and he planted him and he planted it
H5193-20 Isaiah 17:10 תִּטְּעִי֙ titei HVqi2fs you will plant you will plant you will plant
H5193-33 Isaiah 37:30 וְ/נִטְע֥וּ veniteu HC/Vqv2mp and-plant plant, you (masculine plural) and plant, you (masculine plural)
H5193-15 Isaiah 40:24 נִטָּ֗עוּ nitau HVNp3cp have they been planted they were planted they were planted
H5193-05 Isaiah 44:14 נָטַ֥ע nata HVqp3ms he plants he planted he planted
H5193-04 Isaiah 51:16 לִ/נְטֹ֤עַ linetoa HR/Vqc to-plant to plant to plant
H5193-32 Isaiah 65:21 וְ/נָטְע֣וּ venateu HC/Vqq3cp and they will plant and they planted and they will plant
H5193-36 Isaiah 65:22 יִטְּע֖וּ yiteu HVqi3mp they-will-plant they will plant they will plant
H5193-30 Jeremiah 1:10 וְ/לִ/נְטֽוֹעַ velinetoa HC/R/Vqc and to plant and to plant and to plant
H5193-13 Jeremiah 2:21 נְטַעְתִּ֣י/ךְ netaetikhe HVqp1cs/Sp2fs planted you I planted you (fem. sing.) I planted you (fem. sing.)
H5193-02 Jeremiah 11:17 הַ/נּוֹטֵ֣עַ hanotea HTd/Vqrmsa the-one-who-plants the one who plants the one who plants
H5193-11 Jeremiah 12:2 נְטַעְתָּ/ם֙ netaetam HVqp2ms/Sp3mp you have planted them you planted them you have planted them
H5193-30 Jeremiah 18:9 וְ/לִ/נְטֹֽעַ velinetoa HC/R/Vqc and to plant and to plant and to plant
H5193-23 Jeremiah 24:6 וּ/נְטַעְתִּ֖י/ם unetaetim HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3mp and-I-will-plant-them and I planted them and I will plant them
H5193-33 Jeremiah 29:5 וְ/נִטְע֣וּ veniteu HC/Vqv2mp and plant plant, you (masculine plural) and plant, you (masculine plural)
H5193-33 Jeremiah 29:28 וְ/נִטְע֣וּ veniteu HC/Vqv2mp and plant plant, you (masculine plural) and plant, you (masculine plural)
H5193-20 Jeremiah 31:5 תִּטְּעִ֣י titei HVqi2fs you will plant you will plant you will plant
H5193-09 Jeremiah 31:5 נָטְע֥וּ nateu HVqp3cp they planted they planted they planted
H5193-16 Jeremiah 31:5 נֹטְעִ֖ים noteim HVqrmpa the planters the ones who plant the ones who plant
H5193-30 Jeremiah 31:28 וְ/לִ/נְט֖וֹעַ velinetoa HC/R/Vqc and to plant and to plant and to plant
H5193-23 Jeremiah 32:41 וּ/נְטַעְתִּ֞י/ם unetaetim HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3mp and-I-will-plant-them and I planted them and I will plant them
H5193-19 Jeremiah 35:7 תִטָּ֔עוּ titau HVqi2mp shall you plant you will plant you will plant
H5193-31 Jeremiah 42:10 וְ/נָטַעְתִּ֥י venataeti HC/Vqq1cs and I will plant and I planted and I will plant
H5193-07 Jeremiah 45:4 נָטַ֖עְתִּי nataeti HVqp1cs I have planted I planted I planted
H5193-32 Ezekiel 28:26 וְ/נָטְע֣וּ venateu HC/Vqq3cp and they will plant and they planted and they will plant
H5193-07 Ezekiel 36:36 נָטַ֖עְתִּי nataeti HVqp1cs I-have-planted I planted I planted
H5193-12 Amos 5:11 נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם netaetem HVqp2mp you have planted you planted you planted
H5193-32 Amos 9:14 וְ/נָטְע֣וּ venateu HC/Vqq3cp and they will plant and they planted and they will plant
H5193-23 Amos 9:15 וּ/נְטַעְתִּ֖י/ם unetaetim HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3mp and I will plant them and I planted them and I will plant them
H5193-32 Zephaniah 1:13 וְ/נָטְע֣וּ venateu HC/Vqq3cp and they will plant and they planted and they will plant
H5193-26 Psalms 44:3 וַ/תִּטָּעֵ֑/ם vatitaem HC/Vqw2ms/Sp3mp and planted them and you planted them and you planted them
H5193-25 Psalms 80:9 וַ/תִּטָּעֶֽ/הָ vatitaeha HC/Vqw2ms/Sp3fs and planted it and you planted her and you planted her
H5193-08 Psalms 80:16 נָטְעָ֣ה nateah HVqp3fs you-planted she planted you planted
H5193-01 Psalms 94:9 הֲ/נֹ֣טַֽע hanota HTi/Vqrmsc He who planted planter of planter of
H5193-05 Psalms 104:16 נָטָֽע nata HVqp3ms he planted he planted he planted
H5193-29 Psalms 107:37 וַ/יִּטְּע֣וּ vayiteu HC/Vqw3mp and they planted they planted and they planted
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