Word

נָאַץ

nâʼats · H5006 · Hebrew · 24 occurrences

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Meanings

to reject, to have contempt for

State in which humans or deities are unwilling to engage in any way with (other) humans or deities, or with other objects and events, often caused by pride and contempt

Examples
Deuteronomy 31:20 “For when I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to their fathers, and they eat and are satisfied and become prosperous, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and spurn Me and break My covenant.
Deuteronomy 32:19 “The LORD saw this, and spurned them Because of the provocation by His sons and daughters.
1 Samuel 2:17 And so the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for the men treated the offering of the LORD disrespectfully.

How it’s used In 8 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

20 occurrences in 10 groups

Not stated: they 6
Not stated: he, she or it 3
Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

17 occurrences in 14 groups

Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (18) 18

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

8 occurrences in 8 groups

מִןfrom+ הָיָהto be, to become 1
מִןfrom+ כַּעַסvexation 1
מַעַןfor the sake of, so that+ שֵׁםname 1
עַדto, as far as, until+ אָןwhere? 1
עַלon, upon, over, against+ מָהwhat?, why? 1
בin/on/with+ דָּבָרword, thing, matter 1

With adverbsAdverbs

2 occurrences in 2 groups

אַלnot, do not 1
תָּמִידalways 1

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

3 occurrences in 2 groups

נִיme 2
ךְyou 1

What it doesIt is the subject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

רָאָהto see 1
שָׁחָהto bow down, to worship 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

יָדַעto know 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

לto/for 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 5 words

שָׁאט shâʼṭ · H7590 · to go about, to rove about, to row: Both terms denote despising or contempt as a shared semantic core, distinct lexical items that could substitute for each other in contexts of despising.
לוּץ lûwts · H3887 · insolent person, to behave arrogantly: Both terms denote despising or scorning attitudes, able to substitute for one another in contexts of contempt or mockery.
מָאַס mâʼaç · H3988 · to reject, to refuse, to waste away: Both terms are despising or rejection verbs with overlapping senses in the domain of contempt and disdain, able to substitute for each other in contexts of strong rejection or scorn.
שָׁקַץ shâqats · H8262 · to contaminate oneself, to make oneself abominable, to regard as detestable: Both terms denote attitudes of strong rejection or contempt, overlapping directly in the sense "despise, abhor."
בּוּז bûwz · H936 · to despise, to scorn: Both words share the core sense of despising or contemning, and each includes "contemn, despise" among its renderings.

Semantic domains 2 entries

Unwilling002001002031: נָאַץ describes a stubborn refusal to submit or believe, as in Numbers 14:11's rebuke of the people who "treat Me with contempt" despite the signs performed among them, tying the word to willful resistance against the LORD.
Despise002001002005: The word more centrally denotes spurning or holding in contempt, as in Deuteronomy 32:19's description of the LORD spurning His provoking sons and daughters, or the people's disrespect toward Him at Numbers 16:30, associating the term with active scorn or rejection.

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

נָאַץnâʼats · H5006נְאָצָה nᵉʼâtsâh · H5007 · contempt, disgrace · 5×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5006. naats נָאַץ verb contemn, spurn (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el; נִיאוּצָא ᵑ7 reviling); —…

H5006. naats
נָאַץ verb contemn, spurn (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el; נִיאוּצָא ᵑ7 reviling); —
Qal Perfect ׳נ Pro 5:12; Pro 5:3plural נָָֽאֲצוּ Pro 1:30; נָאָ֑צוּ Psa 107:11; Imperfect יִנְאַץ Pro 15:5; יִנְאָצ֑וּן Jer 33:24, etc.; — contemn, subject wicked and foolish, object תּוֺכַחַת Pro 1:30; Pro 5:12; object מוּסָד Pro 15:5; עֵצָה Psa 107:11; Jer 33:24 (object י ׳עַם; compare Gie); subject ׳י Deu 32:19; Jer 14:21; Lam 2:6.
Pi`el Perfect נִאֵץ Psa 10:3; Psa 10:13; נִאַ֫צְתָּ 2Sa 12:14, etc.; Imperfect יְנָאֵץ Psa 74:10; suffix יְנַאֲצֻנִי Num 14:11; Infinitive absolute נִאֵץ (Sta§ 221) 2Sa 12:14; Participle suffix מְנָָֽאֲצַי Num 14:23; מְנַאֲצַי Jer 23:17; מְנַאֲצָ֑יִךְ Isa 60:14; — contemn, spurn, subject men, object ׳י, etc.: Num 14:11, Num 14:23; Num 16:30 (all J), Deu 31:20; Deu 1:4; Psa 10:3; Psa 10:13; Jer 23:17; object י ׳שֵׁם Psa 74:10; Psa 74:18; י ׳אִמְרַת Isa 5:24; י ׳מִנְחַת 1Sa 2:17; once object Jerusalem Isa 60:14; cause to contemn (blaspheme AV RV) 2Sa 12:14 (twice in verse) (but אֹיְבֵי probably interp.; see Comm).
Hiph`il Imperfect יָנֵ֯אץ see נצץ
Hithpo`el Participle מִנֹּאָץ שְׁמִי כלהֿיום Isa 52:5 every day is my name contemned.
[נָצַץ] verb denominative bloom, blossom (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic נְצַץ id.); —
Hiph`il Perfect3plural הֵנֵ֫צוּ Son 6:11 (no dagh., see Köi. 381 Ges § 67, 8, R. 11) the pomegranates have put forth blossoms, so Son 7:13; Imperfect3masculine singular יָנֵאץ Ecc 12:5 the almond-tree wears blossoms.
II. נצץ (√ of following; compare Phoenician proper name, of a location אינֿצם isle (coast) of hawks, Lzb213; Lzb325; Syriac hawk; ᵑ7 נַצָא (compare MeChrest. 241)).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Unwilling24 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0