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נֵתַח

𐤍𐤕𐤇

nêthach

H5409 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נתח to cut up, divide, carve

Definition

A portion, cut piece, or segment, typically of flesh or an animal body, with particular reference to a butchered or sacrificed animal. The term refers to an anatomically distinct part cut from a whole, often in the context of ritual slaughter or division of meat.

Semantic Range

cut portion of flesh, butchered piece, segment of a sacrificial animal, anatomical part, segment divided from a whole

Root / Etymology

From the root נתח, which carries the sense of cutting, slicing, or dividing, particularly in the context of meat or sacrificial animals. The noun נֵתַח is a denominative form, indicating that which has been cut—a portion or piece. The core root meaning is 'to cut up' or 'to portion out.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical usage, נֵתַח chiefly appears in ritual contexts concerning animal sacrifice or food preparation, such as Levitical instructions on how animals are to be divided and burnt on the altar. The word emphasizes the act of division into proper portions, often according to procedural or priestly regulations. It is distinct from other Hebrew terms for 'piece' (e.g., חֵלֶק cheleq, 'share, allotment'), as נֵתַח always connotes physical carving or division of flesh. The term continues into later rabbinic usage with a similar technical sense. English translations often render נֵתַח as 'piece' or 'portion,' but these may understate the specifically butchered or carved nature implied in the Hebrew. Use is mainly limited to priestly and ritual legislation, illustrating concerns for proper sacrificial procedure in Israelite worship.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from נָתַח; a fragment; part, piece.

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Root Family

נתח (n-t-ḥ) — to cut up, divide, carve

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H5408 נָתַח he cut up in pieces

Word Forms

7 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H5409-03 לִ/נְתָחֶֽי/הָ linetacheyha HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fs to-pieces-its to her cut portions 4
H5409-02 לִ/נְתָחָ֑י/ו linetachayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms into its pieces to his cut portions 3
H5409-01 הַ/נְּתָחִ֔ים hanetachim HTd/Ncmpa pieces the cut portions 2
H5409-04 נֵ֥תַח netach HNcmsa piece cut portion 1
H5409-06 נְתָחֶ֨י/הָ֙ netacheyha HNcmpc/Sp3fs its pieces her butchered portions 1
H5409-07 נְתָחִ֑ים netachim HNcmpa pieces cut portions 1
H5409-05 נְתָחָ֖י/ו netachayv HNcmpc/Sp3ms its pieces his cut-portions 1

Occurrences in Scripture

13 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H5409-02 Exodus 29:17 לִ/נְתָחָ֑י/ו linetachayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms into its pieces to his cut portions
H5409-05 Exodus 29:17 נְתָחָ֖י/ו netachayv HNcmpc/Sp3ms its pieces his cut-portions
H5409-03 Leviticus 1:6 לִ/נְתָחֶֽי/הָ linetacheyha HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fs into its pieces to her cut portions
H5409-01 Leviticus 1:8 הַ/נְּתָחִ֔ים hanetachim HTd/Ncmpa pieces the cut portions
H5409-02 Leviticus 1:12 לִ/נְתָחָ֔י/ו linetachayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms into its pieces to his cut portions
H5409-02 Leviticus 8:20 לִ/נְתָחָ֑י/ו linetachayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms into its pieces to his cut portions
H5409-01 Leviticus 8:20 הַ/נְּתָחִ֖ים hanetachim HTd/Ncmpa pieces the cut portions
H5409-03 Leviticus 9:13 לִ/נְתָחֶ֖י/הָ linetacheyha HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fs its pieces to her cut portions
H5409-07 Judges 19:29 נְתָחִ֑ים netachim HNcmpa pieces cut portions
H5409-06 Ezekiel 24:4 נְתָחֶ֨י/הָ֙ netacheyha HNcmpc/Sp3fs its pieces her butchered portions
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