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נָתַשׁ

𐤍𐤕𐤔

nâthash

H5428 verb

SILEX Entry

Root נתשׁ to pull out, uproot, remove violently

Definition

To uproot or pull out by the roots, typically used for plants or trees but also figuratively for persons, peoples, or objects forcibly removed from a place. Conveys the idea of removal with force, often leaving nothing behind. Broader semantic range includes to tear away, expel, oust, or cause to be eradicated from a settled or rooted position.

Semantic Range

to uproot (plants, trees), to remove forcibly (people, objects), to expel, to eradicate, to tear away, to displace (peoples or individuals), to destroy (as a result of uprooting), to forsake (in the sense of casting out)

Root / Etymology

From the root נָתַשׁ, likely bearing the core meaning 'to pull out, uproot.' The verb derives directly from this core notion, emphasizing the physical or metaphorical extraction from origin or dwelling. There is no evidence of the root standing outside the Aramaic or Arabic cognates, which also deal with the action of pulling or uprooting.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, נָתַשׁ appears both in literal contexts (agriculture: uprooting plants) and as a metaphor for the exile or displacement of peoples, especially the Israelite population removed from their land (cf. Jer 12:14–17). The word marks complete and forcible displacement, typically with a destructive or irreversible connotation, unlike gentler terms for removal. נָתַשׁ is especially prevalent in prophetic and Deuteronomistic literature, frequently paired antithetically with נָטַע ('to plant'), stressing cycles of removal and restoration. English translations like 'destroy' may miss the root sense of 'uproot'; 'forsake' captures only a narrow aspect of the word's usage. Do not confuse נָתַשׁ with שָׁחַת or עָקַר, which may emphasize destruction or other forms of removal but do not always carry the agricultural or 'rooting out' imagery.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to tear away; destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), [idiom] utterly. s

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Root Family

נתשׁ (n-t-sh) — pulling out, uprooting, violent removal, expulsion

Word Forms

15 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5428-02 לִ/נְת֥וֹשׁ linetosh HR/Vqc to uproot to uproot 3
H5428-01 אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ etosh HVqi1cs I will uproot I will uproot 3
H5428-15 יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ yinateshu HVNi3mp be uprooted they will be uprooted 2
H5428-13 וְ/נָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י venatasheti HC/Vqq1cs and I will uproot and I uprooted 2
H5428-04 נָתְשִׁ֣/י nateshi HVqc/Sp1cs I pluck up my uprooting 1
H5428-07 נֹֽתְשָׁ/ם֙ notesham HVqrmsc/Sp3mp am uprooting them uprooting them 1
H5428-14 יִנָּתֵ֧שׁ yinatesh HVNi3ms be uprooted he will be uprooted 1
H5428-09 וּ/נְתַשְׁתִּ֗י/ם unetashetim HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3mp then I will pluck them up and I uprooted them 1
H5428-03 נָתַ֑שְׁתָּ natasheta HVqp2ms you have uprooted you uprooted 1
H5428-11 וַ/יִּתְּשֵׁ֤/ם vayiteshem HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp and-uprooted-them and he uprooted them 1

Occurrences in Scripture

21 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5428-11 Deuteronomy 29:27 וַ/יִּתְּשֵׁ֤/ם vayiteshem HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp and-uprooted-them and he uprooted them
H5428-12 1 Kings 14:15 וְ/נָתַ֣שׁ venatash HC/Vqp3ms and-will-uproot and he uprooted
H5428-02 Jeremiah 1:10 לִ/נְת֥וֹשׁ linetosh HR/Vqc to uproot to uproot
H5428-07 Jeremiah 12:14 נֹֽתְשָׁ/ם֙ notesham HVqrmsc/Sp3mp am uprooting them uprooting them
H5428-01 Jeremiah 12:14 אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ etosh HVqi1cs I will uproot I will uproot
H5428-04 Jeremiah 12:15 נָתְשִׁ֣/י nateshi HVqc/Sp1cs I pluck up my uprooting
H5428-13 Jeremiah 12:17 וְ/נָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י venatasheti HC/Vqq1cs then I will uproot and I uprooted
H5428-05 Jeremiah 12:17 נָת֥וֹשׁ natosh HVqa uproot to uproot
H5428-02 Jeremiah 18:7 לִ/נְת֥וֹשׁ linetosh HR/Vqc to uproot to uproot
H5428-15 Jeremiah 18:14 יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ yinateshu HVNi3mp be uprooted they will be uprooted
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