Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5328 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נִצָּה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H5322 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | nitstsah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nits-tsaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a blossom |
| KJV Renderings: | flower. |
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נִצָּה noun feminine blossom (perhaps from above √, blossom, flower, as shining amid leaves); — absolute ׳ נ of vine Isa 18:5 (|| פֶּרַח; = berry-cluster according to Di Kit CheHpt compare J. DerenbZAW v (1885), 301 f.; vi (1886), 98 f.); suffix נִצָּתוֺ Job 15:33 (of olive); read also נִצָּתָהּ Gen 40:10 (of vine) for ᵑ0 נִצָּהּ, compare Di Holz.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
