Strong's Lexicon

H5189

H5189 — נְטִישָׁה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewntiyshahnoun femOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1357a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5189
Word:נְטִישָׁה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H5203
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:ntiyshah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:net-ee-shaw'
Meaning:1. a tendril (as an offshoot)
KJV Renderings:battlement, branch, plant.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5177

[נְטִישָׁה] noun feminine twig, tendril of vine (as spreading, compare √ Niph`al 3); — only plural הַנְּטִישׁוֺת הֵסִיר הֵתַז Isa 18:5 the tendrils he hath removed, compare הָסִירוּ נְטִישׁוֺתֶיהָ Jer 5:10 (apparently cited from Isaiah; explanation by FinnJourn. Trans. Vict. Inst. xxii. 306 f. from use by shepherds of poterium spinosum, called nettsh, as defence of sheepfolds), — in both of destroying city (under figure of vineyard); נְטִישֹׁתַיִךְ עָ֑בְרוּ יָם Jer 48:32 thy tendrils went over the sea (figurative of prosperity of Moab).


[נִי] see נהה .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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