What does נָצָה · אִישׁ mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel".
Hebrew · H5327, H376
יִנָּצוּ אֲנָשִׁים
Properly, to go forth , i.e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel · a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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נָצָהH5327properly, to go forth , i.e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel
אִישׁH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciationish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
Open lexicon entry →What does יִנָּצוּ אֲנָשִׁים (yinnatsu anashim) mean in the Bible?
נָצָה · אִישׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, to go forth , i.e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5327, H376?
H5327, H376 is connected to 2,198 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, to go forth , i.e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel
Source Gloss
properly, to go forth , i.e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms7
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action5×
Participle active2Kgs 19:25 · Exod 2:13 · Isa 37:263×
ImperfectDeut 25:11 · Exod 21:222×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
ImperfectJer 4:71×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
PerfectNum 26:91×
Word Origins
יִנָּצוּ אֲנָשִׁים is a primitive root - no further derivation.