What does נֵתַח mean in the Bible?
נֵתַח is a Hebrew word meaning "a fragment".
Hebrew · H5409
נֵתַח
A fragment
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נֵתַח H5409
What does נֵתַח mean in the Bible?
נֵתַח is a Hebrew word meaning "a fragment".
Full entry for נֵתַח (H5409) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5409?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include into pieces (3), the pieces (3), and other pieces (1), by piece (1), it into pieces (1).
Where does נֵתַח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (6), Ezekiel (4), Exodus (2), Judges (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It into pieces 3× Exodus 29:17, Leviticus 1:12, Leviticus 8:20
the pieces 3× Leviticus 1:8, Leviticus 8:20, Ezekiel 24:4
and other pieces 1× Exodus 29:17
by piece 1× Ezekiel 24:6
it into pieces 1× Leviticus 1:6
it piece 1× Ezekiel 24:6
piece 1× Ezekiel 24:4
piece by piece 1× Leviticus 9:13
pieces 1× Judges 19:29
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:17 לִנְתָחָ֑יו to into pieces Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 29:17 נְתָחָ֖יו to and other pieces Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 1:6 לִנְתָחֶֽיהָ׃ to it into pieces Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 1:8 הַנְּתָחִ֔ים to the pieces Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 1:12 לִנְתָחָ֔יו to into pieces Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:20 לִנְתָחָ֑יו to into pieces Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:20 הַנְּתָחִ֖ים to the pieces Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 9:13 לִנְתָחֶ֖יהָ to piece by piece Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Judges 19:29 נְתָחִ֑ים to pieces Noun - masculine plural Ezekiel 24:4 נְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ to the pieces Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:17
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 4
Exodus 2 Leviticus 6 Judges 1 Ezekiel 4
Source forms
לִנְתָחָ֑יו 2x lin·ṯā·ḥāw Exodus 29:17, Leviticus 8:20
הַנְּתָחִ֔ים 1x han·nə·ṯā·ḥîm Leviticus 1:8
הַנְּתָחִ֖ים 1x han·nə·ṯā·ḥîm Leviticus 8:20
לִנְתָחֶ֖יהָ 1x lin·ṯā·ḥe·hā Leviticus 9:13
לִנְתָחֶ֤יהָ 1x lin·ṯā·ḥe·hā Ezekiel 24:6
לִנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ 1x lin·ṯā·ḥe·hā Ezekiel 24:6
לִנְתָחֶֽיהָ׃ 1x lin·ṯā·ḥe·hā Leviticus 1:6
לִנְתָחָ֔יו 1x lin·ṯā·ḥāw Leviticus 1:12
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 4x Leviticus 1:6, Leviticus 9:13, Ezekiel 24:6
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 3x Exodus 29:17, Leviticus 1:12, Leviticus 8:20
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Leviticus 1:8, Leviticus 8:20
Noun - masculine plural 1x Judges 19:29
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 24:4
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 29:17
Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 24:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a fragment
Source Gloss
a fragment
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a fragment BDB: piece Usage: part, piece.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נֵתַח is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain