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נָצָה

nâtsâh · H5327 · Hebrew · 14 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. to fight

    Action by which humans are involved in a violent struggle with other humans, primarily involving physical force

    Examples

    Exodus 2:13 Now he went out the next day, and behold, two Hebrews were fighting with each other; and he said to the offender, “Why are you striking your companion?”

    Exodus 21:22 “Now if people struggle with each other and strike a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, but there is no injury, the guilty person shall certainly be fined as the woman’s husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide.

    Leviticus 24:10 Now the son of an Israelite woman—his father was an Egyptian—went out among the sons of Israel; and the Israelite woman’s son and an Israelite man had a fight within the camp.

  2. to fight

    Action by which a group of humans are engaged in battle with other group of humans

    Examples

    Psalm 60:1 For the music director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

  3. to rebel

    Action by which humans refuse to follow other people's orders as a result of a conflict

    Examples

    Numbers 26:9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who fought against Moses and against Aaron in the group of Korah, when they fought against the LORD,

  4. to be desolated

    State/process by which objects are totally damaged by the hands of humans and so be unfit for human use

    Examples

    2 Kings 19:25 ‘Have you not heard? Long ago I did it; From ancient times I planned it. Now I have brought it about, That you would turn fortified cities into ruined heaps.

    Isaiah 37:26 “Have you not heard? Long ago I did it, From ancient times I planned it. Now I have brought it about That you would turn fortified cities into ruined heaps.

    Jeremiah 4:7 “A lion has gone up from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations has set out; He has gone out from his place To make your land a waste. Your cities will be ruins, Without an inhabitant.

How it’s used In 5 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

12 occurrences in 8 groups

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

8 occurrences in 8 groups

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

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.

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.

Semantic domains 4 entries
Wrestle002003001022
The word describes two parties physically striving or grappling with each other, as two Hebrews are found fighting with each other (Exodus 2:13) and men struggle together and strike a pregnant woman (Exodus 21:22), tying the word to physical contention between individuals.
Conflict002003002006
The word is used more broadly of factions contending or fighting against leaders, as Dathan and Abiram fight against Moses and Aaron (Numbers 26:9), tying the word to organized opposition and strife.
Unwilling002001002031
The word can describe obstinate resistance underlying such strife, a broader attitudinal sense than the physical contention citations sampled here.
Non-Exist002002002006
The word is also used of something being laid waste or reduced to ruin, a broader destructive sense distinct from interpersonal striving.
Word family 4 words

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

נָצָהnâtsâh · H5327נוֹצָה nôwtsâh · H5133 · feathers, plumage · 4×מַצָּה matstsâh · H4683 · unleavened bread, fighting, quarrel · 3×מַצּוּת matstsûwth · H4695 · fighting, quarrel · 1×
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5327. natsah II. [נָצָה] verb Niph`al, Hiph`il struggle (Late Hebrew id., Hithpa`el…
H5327. natsah
II. [נָצָה] verb Niph`al, Hiph`il struggle (Late Hebrew id., Hithpa`el (Jastr928); Aramaic נְצָא, quarrel; Arabic apprehendit, arripuit aliquem antiis suis, Ethiopic vellere, evellere, are perhaps denominative from , (see נוֺצָה), so Thes); —
Niph`al reciprocal struggle with each other: Imperfect3masculine plural יִנָּצוּ Exo 21:22 (E), Lev 24:10 (H), 2Sa 14:6; יַחְדָּו ׳יִנּ Deu 25:11; Participle נִצִּים Exo 2:13 (E); all of physical struggle, wrestling, and the like.
Hiph`il engage in a struggle against: Perfect3plural הִצּוּ Num 26:9 (עַל); Infinitive construct suffix הַצֹּתָם Num 26:9 (עַל); אֶת הַצּוֺתוֺ Psa 60:2 (title); only here of war, hence Klo's suggestion (compare Buhl13) הַכּוֺתוֺ is plausible (compare 2Sa 8:3, 2Sa 8:5, 2Sa 8:9).
III. [נָצָה] verb fall in ruins; —
Qal Imperfect3feminine plural יוֺשֵׁב מֵאֵין תִּצֶּינָה עָרַיִךְ Jer 4:7 thy cities shall fall in ruins (read probably תִּנָּצֶינָה Niph`al).
Niph`al Participle plural נִצִּים גַּלִּים ruined heaps, i.e. ruin-heaps, 2Ki 19:25 = Isa 37:26. — On Jer 2:15; Jer 9:9; Jer 9:11; Jer 46:19 see יצת.
נִצָּה see נצץ. נצָתָהּ Lev Jer 1:16 see נוֺצָה above

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

Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Unwilling2 occurrencesNon-Exist5 occurrencesWrestle5 occurrencesConflict1 occurrence

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

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