Hebrew · H5006, G3947 · unreviewed

Naats

To scorn ; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for 5132 , to bloom · to provoke

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נָאַץ H5006 to scorn ; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for 5132 , to bloom

Pronunciation nāʾats

Expressing vehement rejection through contempt; in Ecclesiastes, anomalously means "to bloom" via textual confusion.

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παροξύνω G3947 to provoke

Pronunciation paroxýnō

To provoke to anger by stirring up emotional response, often implying irritation or exasperation rather than calm reasoning.

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What does naats (naats) mean in the Bible?

נָאַץ · παροξύνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to spurn, reject with contempt, treat with scorn".

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Meaning

to spurn, reject with contempt, treat with scorn

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 10×

Perfect 1Sam 2:17 · Isa 1:4 · Isa 5:24 · Num 16:30 · Ps 74:18 · Ps 10:3 · Ps 10:13 · 2Sam 12:14 8×

Infinitive absolute 2Sam 12:14 1×

Imperfect Ps 74:10 1×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×

Perfect Prov 1:30 · Ps 107:11 · Prov 5:12 3×

Jussive Jer 14:21 1×

Imperfect Prov 15:5 1×

Hithpolel 1×

Participle passive Isa 52:5 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 11 Imperfect 3 Infinitive absolute 1 Participle passive 1

Stem

Piel 10 Qal 5 Hithpolel 1

Mood

Indicative 11 Indicative/jussive 2 Jussive 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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