Word

נָתַשׁ

nâthash · H5428 · Hebrew · 21 occurrences

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Meanings

to uproot

Causative action by which a plant or pole is pulled out of the ground; associated with destruction and exile

Examples
Jeremiah 45:4 “This is what you are to say to him: ‘This is what the LORD says: “Behold, what I have built I am going to tear down, and what I have planted I am going to uproot, that is, all the people of the land.”
Ezekiel 19:12 ‘But it was uprooted in fury; It was thrown down to the ground; And the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong stem was torn out So that it withered; The fire consumed it.
Micah 5:14 “I will uproot your Asherim from among you, And destroy your cities.
to destroy

Literally: to uproot; hence: causative action by which a town or land is destroyed, like a plant pulled out of the ground

Examples
Psalm 9:6 The enemy has come to an end in everlasting ruins, And You have uprooted the cities; The very memory of them has perished.
Jeremiah 31:40 “And the entire valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the LORD; it will not be uprooted or overthrown ever again.”
to run dry

Literally: to be uprooted; hence: process by which a body of water ceases to flow and vanishes

Examples
Jeremiah 18:14 ‘Does the snow of Lebanon leave the rock of the open country alone? Or is the cold flowing water from a foreign land ever dried up?
to be uprooted > come to an end

Literally: to be uprooted; hence: process by which a state of affairs comes to a violent end

Examples
Daniel 11:4 “But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four points of the compass, though not to his own descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded, because his sovereignty will be removed and given to others besides them.
to uproot, to expel

Literally: to uproot; hence: causative action by which deities cause people to leave their land, like a plant pulled out of the ground

Examples
Deuteronomy 29:28 and the LORD uprooted them from their land in anger, fury, and in great wrath, and hurled them into another land, as it is this day.’
1 Kings 14:15 “For the LORD will strike Israel, just as a reed sways in the water; and He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the LORD to anger.
2 Chronicles 7:20 then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight; and I will make it a proverb and an object of scorn among all peoples.

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

20 occurrences in 11 groups

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

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

10 occurrences in 7 groups

הֶםthem 4
בַּיִתhouse, household 1
גּוֹיnation, people 1
יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael 1
נָטַעto plant 1
עִירcity, town 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 3 groups

מִןfrom+ קֶרֶבmidst, among, inner parts 1
מִןfrom+ תָּוֶךְmiddle 1
בin/on/with+ חֵמָהwrath, fury 1

With adverbsAdverbs

4 occurrences in 2 groups

לֹאnot 4
עוֹדstill, again, yet 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

אַחַרafter, behind 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

נָתַק nâthaq · H5423 · to pull off, to tear off, to wrench off: Both words denote forceful removal or extraction (breaking off, tearing away, uprooting) and could substitute in contexts of violent separation.

In the other Testament 1 word

ἐξαίρω exaírō · G1808 · to exclude, to separate, to get rid of: Greek ἐξαίρω emphasizes the physical removal action itself, whereas Hebrew נָתַשׁ specifically denotes uprooting or complete extraction (especially botanical/agricultural), though both convey forcible displacement or destruction.

Semantic domains 5 entries

Detach002003001006: The word describes uprooting or plucking something out by the roots, as a nation is plucked up and destroyed in judgment (Jeremiah 12:14-17), tying the word to complete removal from where it was planted.
Non-Exist002002002006: The word's uprooting sense ties it to bringing something to an end or annihilation, a broader destructive sense than the physical uprooting citations.
Dry002001001021: The word's uprooting sense also extends to the withering that follows removal from soil, a broader sense of desiccation than the bare act of plucking up.
End002003003010: The word describes bringing a kingdom or people to a decisive termination through this uprooting, tying it to a conclusive ending.
Move002002001012: The word's uprooting sense also ties it to the resulting displacement of what was removed, a broader sense of forced movement than the bare act of plucking up.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5428. nathash נָתַשׁ verb pull or pluck up, root out, especially in Jeremiah and later…

H5428. nathash
נָתַשׁ verb pull or pluck up, root out, especially in Jeremiah and later (Ecclus Imperfect3feminine singular נטע תנתש Ecc 3:9; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; נְתַשׁ ᵑ7 id.; Syriac tear off, away; Arabic is loan-word Frä137); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular וְנָתַשׁ consecutive 1Ki 14:15; 1Ki 14:2feminine singular נָתַשְׁתְּ Psa 9:7, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix וַיִּתְּשֵׁם Deu 29:27; Deu 29:1singular אֶתּשׁ Jer 12:14, אֶתּוֺשׁ Jer 24:6; Jer 42:10; Infinitive absolute נָתוֺשׁ Jer 12:17; construct לִנְתֿוֺשׁ Jer 1:10; Jer 18:7, לִנְתשׁ Jer 31:28 (on תֿ see Ges§ 45g); suffix נָתְשִׁי Jer 12:15; Participle active נֹתֵשׁ Jer 45:4, suffix נֹתְשָׁם Jer 12:14; — pull or pluck up, with accusative Asherim Mic 5:13 (מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ); especially of nation, הָאֲדָמָה ׳וְנ ׳אֶתיִֿשׂ מֵעַל 1Ki 14:15, so Deu 29:27; Jer 12:14; 2Ch 7:20; מִתּוֺכָם אֶתּשׁ Jer 12:14; without וְגו ׳מֵעַל Jer 12:15, Jer 12:17; opposed to נָטַע Jer 45:4; object omitted Jer 24:6; Jer 42:10 (both opposed to נָטַע); so infinitive absolute וְאַבֵּד נָתוֺשׁ Jer 12:17; infinitive construct לִנְתֿוֺשׁ Jer 1:10 = Jer 18:7; compare Jer 31:28 (see נתץ Qal 2 a); once of cities נ ׳עָרִים Psa 9:7 thou hast uprooted cities.
Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular יִנָּתֵשׁ Jer 31:40 it shall not be rooted up (|| יֵהָרֵס, reference to the city Jerusalem); 3feminine singular תִּנָּתֵשׁ Dan 11:4 of kingdom; 3 masculine plural אַדְמָתָם מֵעַל יִנָָּֽתְשׁוּ Amo 9:15 (of Israel; opposed to נָטַע). — For יִנָָּֽתְשׁוּ Jer 18:14 read יִנָָּֽשְׁתוּ √ נשׁת q. v.
Hoph`al Imperfect3feminine singular וַתֻּתַּשׁ Eze 19:12 and she was rooted up (of Israel, under figure of vine).

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

Topical studies with this word 5 entries

Dry1 occurrence Move13 occurrences Non-Exist2 occurrences Detach3 occurrences End1 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

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