Strong's Lexicon

H5327

H5327 — נָצָה

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

Hebrewnatsahverb-stemOccurrences: 11TWOT: 1400

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5327
Word:	נָצָה
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	11
Transliteration:	natsah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	naw-tsaw'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to go forth 2. (by implication) to be expelled 3. (hence, consequently) to desolate 4. (causatively) to lay waste 5. (specifically) to quarrel
KJV Renderings:	be laid waste, runinous, strive (together).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5327

II. [נָצָה] verb Niph`al, Hiph`il struggle (Late Hebrew id., Hithpa`el ( Jastr⁹²⁸); Aramaic נְצָא, [untranscribed source text 3397] quarrel; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3398] apprehendit, arripuit aliquem antiis suis, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3399] vellere, evellere, are perhaps denominative from [untranscribed source text 3400], (see נוֺצָה), so Thes); —

Niph`al reciprocal

struggle with each other

: Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִנָּצוּ Exod 21:22 ( E ), Lev 24:10 ( H ), 2Sam 14:6 ׳ יִנּ יַחְדָּו Deut 25:11 Participle נִצִּים Exod 2:13 ( E ); all of physical struggle, wrestling, and the like.

Hiph`il engage in a struggle against: Perfect 3 plural הִצּוּ Num 26:9 (עַל); Infinitive construct suffix הַצֹּתָם Num 26:9 (עַל); הַצּוֺתוֺ אֶת Ps 60:2 (title); only here of war, hence Klo's suggestion (compare Buhl¹³) הַכּוֺתוֺ is plausible (compare 2Sam 8:3; 2Sam 8:5; 2Sam 8:9).

BDB5330

III. [נָצָה] verb fall in ruins; —

Qal Imperfect 3 feminine plural עָרַיִךְ תִּצֶּינָה מֵאֵין יוֺשֵׁב Jer 4:7 thy cities shall fall in ruins (read probably תִּנָּצֶינָה Niph`al).

Niph`al Participle plural גַּלִּים נִצִּים ruined heaps, i.e. ruin-heaps, 2Kgs 19:25 = Isa 37:26. — On Jer 2:15; Jer 9:9; Jer 9:11; Jer 46:19 see יצת .

נִצָּה see נצץ . נצָתָהּ Lev Jer 1:16 see נוֺצָה above

Other Resources

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