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Lexicon :: Strong's H5422 - nāṯaṣ

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נָתַץ
Transliteration
nāṯaṣ
Pronunciation
naw-thats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1446

Strong’s Definitions

נָתַץ nâthats, naw-thats'; a primitive root; to tear down:—beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H5422 in the following manner: break down (22x), throw down (5x), destroy (5x), cast down (3x), beat down (3x), pull down (2x), break out (1x), overthrow (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H5422 in the following manner: break down (22x), throw down (5x), destroy (5x), cast down (3x), beat down (3x), pull down (2x), break out (1x), overthrow (1x).

  1. to pull down, break down, cast down, throw down, beat down, destroy, overthrow, break out (teeth)

    1. (Qal)

      1. to pull down

      2. to break down, break off

    2. (Niphal) to be pulled or broken down

    3. (Piel) to tear down

    4. (Pual) to be torn down

    5. (Hophal) to be broken, be broken down

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָתַץ nâthats, naw-thats'; a primitive root; to tear down:—beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.
STRONGS H5422: Abbreviations
† נָתַץ verb pull down, break down (Late Hebrew Hoph., and derivatives; compare perhaps Ethiopic bdb068301 (with transposition and weakening of sibilant), destruere, demoliri, excidere Di634); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נ׳ Judges 6:30 +, 3rd person plural נָֽתְצוּ 2 Kings 25:10; Jeremiah 52:14, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתֹּץ Ezekiel 26:9 + Ezekiel 26:12 (Co, for MT יִתְּצוּ); וַיִּתֹּץ Judges 9:45; 2 Kings 23:7; suffix יִתְּצֵנִי Job 19:10, יִתָּצְךָ Psalm 52:7; 1st person singular אֶתֹּץ Judges 8:9; 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּתְּצוּ 2 Kings 10:27 (twice in verse); 2nd person masculine plural תִּתֹּ֑צוּ Deuteronomy 7:5, תִּתֹּצ֑וּן Exodus 34:13; Judges 2:2; וַתִּתְֿצוּ Isaiah 22:2, etc.; Imperative נְתֹץ Psalm 58:7; Infinitive construct לִנְתֿוֺץ Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 18:7, לִנְתֹֿץ Jeremiah 31:28 (on תֿ see Ges§ 45 g); Passive participle plural הַנְּתֻצִים Jeremiah 33:4; —
1. literally pull down a structure (accusative): altar Judges 2:2; Judges 6:30, 31, 32; Exodus 34:13 (J), Deuteronomy 7:5; 2 Kings 23:12; high place (במה) 2 Kings 23:8, בָּמָה + מִזְבֵּחַ 2 Kings 23:15; מַצֵּבָה 2 Kings 10:27; בֵּית הַבַּעַל 2 Kings 10:27; 2 Kings 11:18 2 Chronicles 23:17, compare 2 Kings 23:7; a tower Judges 8:9, 17, compare Ezekiel 26:9 (בְּחַרְבוֺתָיו); (any) house Isaiah 22:10; Ezekiel 26:12; Leviticus 14:45, so הַנְּחֻצִים Jeremiah 33:4 (strangely + אֶל, compare Gf Gie); city-wall Jeremiah 39:8; 2 Kings 25:10 = Jeremiah 52:14; city Judges 9:45.
2. figurative:
a. pull down a nation, break its power, וּלְהַאֲבִיד וְלִנְתוֺשׁ וְלִנ׳ (וְלַהֲרוֺס) (object not expressed) Jeremiah 1:10 (so Ecclus 49:7b), = Jeremiah 18:7, compare Jeremiah 31:18.
b. an individual, subject God, יִתְּצֵנִי סָבִיב Job 19:10, יִתָּצְךָ Psalm 52:7.
c. jaw-teeth of lions (metaphor) Psalm 58:7 (break down, break off, so only here, but see נָתַע).
Niph. be pulled, broken, down: Perfect 3rd person plural י׳ מִפְּנֵי נִתְּצוּ Jeremiah 4:26 (of cities), so מִמֶּנּוּ נ׳ Nahum 1:6 (of rocks).
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִתַּץ 2 Chronicles 33:3; 3rd person plural וְנִתְּצוּ Ezekiel 16:39 (consecutive); 2nd person masculine plural וְנִתַּצְתֶּם Deuteronomy 12:3; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְנַתֵּץ 2 Chronicles 34:7; 3rd person masculine plural וַיְנַתְּצוּ 2 Chronicles 31:1 + 2 times; — tear down (chiefly late): with accusative altars Deuteronomy 12:3, + בָּמוֺת 2 Chronicles 31:1, + הַחַמָּנִים, etc., 2 Chronicles 34:4, + אֲשֵׁרִים 2 Chronicles 34:7; בָּמוֺת alone 2 Chronicles 33:3, רָמֹתַיִךְ Ezekiel 16:39; city wall 2 Chronicles 36:19.
Pu. be torn down: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נֻתַּץ Judges 6:28 (of altar + אֲשֵׁרָה).
Hoph. (or Qal passive Ges§ 53 u) be broken down, broken, only Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular ייֻתָּ֑ץ Leviticus 11:35 (of תַּנּוּר, see Dr-WhHpt, and כִּירַיִם, see above).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

34:13; 34:13

Leviticus

11:35; 14:45

Deuteronomy

7:5; 7:5; 12:3; 12:3

Judges

2:2; 2:2; 6:28; 6:30; 6:30; 6:31; 6:32; 8:9; 8:9; 8:17; 9:45; 9:45

2 Kings

10:27; 10:27; 10:27; 11:18; 23:7; 23:7; 23:8; 23:12; 23:15; 25:10; 25:10

2 Chronicles

23:17; 31:1; 31:1; 33:3; 33:3; 34:4; 34:7; 34:7; 36:19

Job

19:10; 19:10

Psalms

52:7; 52:7; 58:7; 58:7

Isaiah

22:2; 22:10

Jeremiah

1:10; 1:10; 4:26; 18:7; 18:7; 31:18; 31:28; 33:4; 33:4; 39:8; 52:14; 52:14

Ezekiel

16:39; 16:39; 26:9; 26:9; 26:12; 26:12

Nahum

1:6

H5422

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Strong's Number H5422 matches the Hebrew נָתַץ (nāṯaṣ),
which occurs 42 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:13 - “But rather, you are to tear H5422 down H5422 their altars and shatter their sacred pillars and cut down their [fn]Asherim

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:35 - ‘Everything, moreover, on which part of their carcass may fall becomes unclean; an oven or a [fn]stove shall be H5422 smashed H5422; they are unclean and shall continue as unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:45 - “He shall therefore tear H5422 down H5422 the house, its stones and its timbers and all the plaster of the house, and he shall take them outside the city to an unclean place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:5 - “But thus you shall do to them: you shall tear H5422 down H5422 their altars and shatter their sacred pillars and cut their [fn]Asherim in pieces and burn their graven images with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3 - “And you shall tear H5422 down H5422 their altars and shatter their sacred pillars and burn their [fn]Asherim with fire, and you shall cut the graven images of their gods in pieces and destroy their name from that place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2 - and as for you, you shall cut no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear H5422 down H5422 their altars.’ But you have not listened to My voice; what is this you have done?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 -

Then the men of the city arose early in the morning, and behold, the altar of Baal was torn H5422 down H5422, and the Asherah which was beside it was cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar which had been built.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:30 - Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has torn H5422 down H5422 the altar of Baal, and indeed, he has cut down the Asherah which was beside it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31 - But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal, or will you save him? Whoever will contend for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has torn H5422 down H5422 his altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32 - Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had torn H5422 down H5422 his altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear H5422 down H5422 this tower.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17 - And he tore H5422 down H5422 the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:45 - So Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he tore H5422 the city down H5422 and sowed it with salt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:27 - They also broke H5422 down H5422 the sacred pillar of Baal and broke H5422 down H5422 the house of Baal and made it a latrine to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:18 - And all the people of the land came to the house of Baal and tore H5422 it down H5422; his altars and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed [fn]overseers over the house of Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:7 - He also tore H5422 down H5422 the houses of the male cult prostitutes which were in the house of Yahweh, where the women were weaving [fn]hangings for the Asherah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:8 - Then he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he tore H5422 down H5422 the high places of the gates which were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the ruler of the city, which were on one’s left at the city gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:12 - Also, the altars which were on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Yahweh, the king tore H5422 down H5422; and he [fn]crushed them there and threw their dust into the brook Kidron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:15 -

Furthermore, the altar that was at Bethel and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he tore H5422 down H5422. Then he [fn]demolished its stones, ground them to dust, and burned the Asherah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:10 - So all the military force of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard tore H5422 down H5422 the walls around Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:17 - And all the people came to the house of Baal and tore H5422 it down H5422, and his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:1 -

Now when all this was completed, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, shattered the pillars, cut the [fn]Asherim in pieces, and tore H5422 down H5422 the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until the destruction was completed. Then all the sons of Israel returned to their cities, each to his possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:3 - Indeed, he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had torn H5422 down H5422; and he erected altars for the Baals and made [fn]Asherim, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:4 - And they tore H5422 down H5422 the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars that were high above them he cut in pieces; also the Asherim, the graven images, and the molten images he broke in pieces and ground to powder and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:7 - he also tore H5422 down H5422 the altars and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and cut in pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19 - Then they burned the house of God and tore H5422 down H5422 the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:10 -

“He breaks H5422 me down H5422 on every side, and I am gone;

And He has uprooted my hope like a tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:5 -

[fn]But God will break H5422 you down H5422 forever;

He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent,

And uproot you from the land of the living, Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:6 -

O God, shatter their teeth in their mouth;

Break H5422 out H5422 the fangs of the young lions, O Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:10 -

Then you counted the houses of Jerusalem

And tore H5422 down H5422 houses to fortify the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:10

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“See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms,

To uproot and to tear H5422 down H5422,

To cause to perish and to pull down,

To build and to plant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:26 -

I saw, and behold, [fn]the fruitful orchard was a wilderness,

And all its cities were torn H5422 down H5422

Before Yahweh, before His burning anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:7 - “At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to tear H5422 down H5422, or to make it perish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:28 - “And it will be that as I have watched over them to uproot, to tear H5422 down H5422, to pull down, to destroy, and to bring calamity, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:4 - “For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah which are torn H5422 down H5422 to make a defense against the siege ramps and against the sword,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:8 - The Chaldeans also burned with fire the house of the king and the houses of the people, and they tore H5422 down H5422 the walls of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:14 - So all the military force of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard tore H5422 down H5422 all the walls around Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39 - “I will also give you into [fn]the hands of your lovers, and they will pull down your shrines, tear H5422 down H5422 your high places, strip you of your clothing, take away your [fn]splendid jewelry, and will leave you naked and bare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:9 - “The blow of his battering rams he will direct against your walls, and with his swords he will tear H5422 down H5422 your towers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:12 - “Also they will make a spoil of your wealth and a plunder of your merchandise, and pull down your walls and tear H5422 down H5422 your desirable houses, and [fn]throw your stones and your timbers and your debris into the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:6 -

Zayin

Who can stand before His indignation?

Who can endure the burning of His anger?

Heth

His wrath is poured out like fire,

And the rocks are torn H5422 down by Him.

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