BDB5340
I. [נֵץ] noun masculine only suffix נִצָּהּ Gen 40:10, see following
Strong's Lexicon
H5322
H5322 — נֵץ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H5322 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נֵץ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5340 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | nets |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nayts |
| Meaning: | 1. a flower (from its brilliancy) 2. also a hawk (from it flashing speed) |
| KJV Renderings: | blossom, hawk. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB5345
II. נֵץ noun masculine a bird of prey, generic name, including hawk and falcon (TristrNHB; accipiter BoHieroz. ii. 266 ff.; ed. Rosenm. iii. 5 ff., compare NowArchaeology i.116); — unclean bird, Lev 11:16 ( P ), Deut 14:15 (varieties, לְמִינֵהוּ); bird of passage Job 39:26.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke