נָטַע
nâṭaʻ · H5193 · Hebrew · 58 occurrences
Meanings
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to plant
Action of placing a seed or small plant in the ground so that it will grow and produce used symbolically to describe God's act of giving the people of Israel their own land, as promised to their ancestors
ExamplesGenesis 2:8 The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.
Genesis 9:20 Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard.
Genesis 21:33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
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Action by which humans erect a temporary place of residence by putting stakes in the ground (to pitch (a tent))
ExamplesDaniel 11:45 “And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
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to establish
Action by which deities bring something into existince as if they were pitching a tent
ExamplesIsaiah 51:16 “And I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”
How it’s used In 10 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
54 occurrences in 11 groups
- Not stated: I 10
- Not stated: you (one person) 10
- Not stated: you (more than one) 8
- Not stated: he, she or it 8
- Not stated: they 7
- Not stated (infinitive) 5
- Other words · 5 groups that occur once or twice (6) 6
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
41 occurrences in 16 groups
- כֶּרֶםvineyard 16
- הֶםthem 6
- וֹhim 3
- Other words · 13 groups that occur once or twice (16) 16
Second objectAs in “call him Lord”
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- שֹׂרֵקchoice vine 2
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
9 occurrences in 11 groups
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
With adverbsAdverbs
7 occurrences in 3 groups
- לֹאnot 5
- בַּלnot 1
- עוֹדstill, again, yet 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֹזֶןear 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- נָטַעto plant 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- נָתַשׁto uproot, to pluck up 1
- עָקַרto hamstring, to uproot 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- עֵתtime, moment, period 1
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 1 word
- שָׁתַל shâthal · H8362 · to plant, to transplant
- Both terms share the core sense "plant" in an agricultural context, two distinct words for the same basic action.
In the other Testament 1 word
- φυτεύω phyteúō · G5452 · to plant
- Greek φυτεύω (phyteuō) serves as the standard Septuagint rendering of Hebrew נָטַע (nāṭaʿ), both denoting the act of planting vegetation or, metaphorically, establishing something firmly (a people, doctrine, institution).
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Plant002002001014
- נָטַע denotes planting, most centrally of vineyards, trees, and gardens, as the LORD plants a garden in Eden (Genesis 2:8) and Noah plants a vineyard (Genesis 9:20), tying the word to the act of putting a plant into the ground to grow.
- Space002002001017
- The word is used figuratively of the LORD planting His people in the land He gives them, establishing them in a settled location, tying the term to occupying a fixed place.
- Exist002002002005
- The domain classification here reflects the word's figurative use for causing something to be firmly established and to exist securely, paralleling the planted garden or vineyard's continued growth and existence in its place.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5193. nata נָעַץ verb plant (Late Hebrew id., and derivatives; compare Sabean נטעת…
נָעַץ verb plant (Late Hebrew id., and derivatives; compare Sabean נטעת pavilion [? as planted, established] DHMZMG xxxvii.(1883), 337, 349): —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular Num 24:6 +, 2 masculine singular נָטָ֑עֵתָּ Deu 6:11, suffix 3masculine plural נְטַעְתָּם Jer 12:2; Jer 12:1singular נָטַ֫עְתִּי Jer 45:4 Jer 45:2t., וְנָטַעְתִּ֫י Jer 42:10; Ecc 2:5, suffix נְטַעְתִּיךְ Jer 2:21, וּנְטַעְתִּיו consecutive 2Sa 7:10 = וּנְטַעְתִּיהוּ 1Ch 17:9, וּנְטַעְתִּים consecutive Amo 9:15 Amo 9:2t., etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִטַּע Dan 11:45, וַיִּטַּע Gen 2:8 Gen 2:2t., suffix וַיִּטָּעֵ֫הוּ Isa 5:2; Isa 5:2masculine singular תִּטַּע Deu 16:21 Deu 16:2t., suffix 3 feminine singular וַתִּטָּעֶ֑הָ Psa 80:9; suffix 3masculine plural וַתִּטָּעֵ֫מוֺ Exo 15:17, וַתְּטָּעֵם Psa 44:3, etc.; Imperative נִטְעוּ Jer 29:5 Jer 29:3t.; Infinitive לִנְטֹעַ Isa 51:16; Jer 18:9, לִנְטוֺעַ Jer 1:10; Jer 31:28, לָטַעַת Ecc 3:2; Participle active נוֺטֵעַ Jer 11:17, נֹטַע Psa 94:9 (shewing originally a according to LagBN 84); plural נֹטְעִים Jer 31:5; passive נָטוּעַ Ecc 3:2, plural נְטוּעִים Ecc 12:11; —
1 plant, with accusative of tree or vine Num 24:6 (J E; subject ׳י), Gen 21:33 (J), Lev 19:23 (H), Isa 44:14; Psa 106:16 (subject ׳י), Ecc 2:5 also (figurative of people) Jer 2:21; Jer 11:17; Psa 80:9; Psa 80:16; with accusative of vineyard Gen 9:20 (J), Amo 5:11; Amo 9:14; 2Ki 19:29 = Isa 37:30; Zep 1:13; Deu 20:6; Deu 28:30, Deu 28:39; Jer 31:5 (3 t. in verse); Jer 35:7; Eze 28:26; Isa 65:21; Pro 31:16; Psa 107:37; Ecc 2:4; olive trees and vineyards Deu 6:11; Jos 24:13 (D); garden Gen 2:8 (׳י), Jer 29:5, Jer 29:28; so with accusative כָּלעֵֿץ אֲשֵׁרַָה Deu 16:21; נַעֲמָנִים ׳נ נִטְעֵי Isa 17:10 (figurative of idolatry); absolute (literally) Isa 65:22; Ecc 3:2 (twice in verse) (opposed to עָקַר); with 2 accusative Isa 5:2 (plant vineyard with wine).
2 plant, figurative = establish, usually of establishing people, with accusative 2Sa 17:10 = 1Ch 17:9; Amo 9:15 (opposed to נָתַשׁ), Eze 36:36; Exo 15:17 (song), especially Jer 24:6; Jer 32:41 (ב location), Jer 42:10 (opposed to נָתַשׁ), Jeremiah 45:10 (opposed to id.), Psa 44:3 (all of establishing Israel); of establishing wicked Jer 12:2; absolute of establishing people Jer 1:10; Jer 18:9; Jer 31:28; more literally, establish heavens Isa 51:16 (|| אֶרֶץ לִיסֹד); plant i.e. fix (late use) tents Dan 11:45; נְטוּעִים מַשְׂמְרוֺת Ecc 12:11 nails planted, i.e. fixed in; even ׳נ אֹזֶן Psa 94:9 he that, planted, the ear.
Niph`al Perfect3plural נִטָּ֑עוּ Isa 40:24 be planted, figurative, = be established.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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.
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