What does נָתַשׁ · ἐκριζόω mean in the Bible?
נָתַשׁ · ἐκριζόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tear up or remove from the ground".
Hebrew · H5428, G1610
נָתַשׁ
To tear away · to uproot
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נָתַשׁ H5428 to tear away
Pronunciation nātaš
Total destruction through violent uprooting; used of God decisively removing people or covenant relationships
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ἐκριζόω G1610 to uproot
Pronunciation ekrizóō
To remove completely and permanently, not merely superficially; implies total destruction of foundation.
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What does נָתַשׁ (natash) mean in the Bible?
נָתַשׁ · ἐκριζόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tear up or remove from the ground".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5428, G1610?
H5428, G1610 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to tear up or remove from the ground
Source Gloss
to tear up or remove from the ground
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 10
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Imperfect Jer 12:14 · Jer 24:6 · Jer 42:10 3×
Infinitive absolute Jer 12:17 1×
Participle active Jer 45:4 1×
Perfect Ps 9:7 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Imperfect Amos 9:15 · Jer 18:14 · Dan 11:4 · Jer 31:40 4×
Word Origins
נָתַשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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