What does נָאַץ (nāʾats) mean in the Bible?
נָאַץ (nāʾats): Expressing vehement rejection through contempt; in Ecclesiastes, anomalously means "to bloom" via textual confusion.
Hebrew · H5006
נָאַץ
To scorn ; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for 5132 , to bloom
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נָאַץH5006
Pronunciationnāʾats
What does נָאַץ (nāʾats) mean in the Bible?
נָאַץ (nāʾats): Expressing vehement rejection through contempt; in Ecclesiastes, anomalously means "to bloom" via textual confusion.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5006?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and despised (2), . . . (1), [is] blasphemed (1), and reviles (1), and they will reject Me (1).
Where does נָאַץ (nāʾats) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 14:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (3), Numbers (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand despised2×Psalms 107:11, Isaiah 5:24
. . .1×2 Samuel 12:14
[is] blasphemed1×Isaiah 52:5
and reviles1×Psalms 10:3
and they will reject Me1×Deuteronomy 31:20
blossoms1×Ecclesiastes 12:5
despise us1×Jeremiah 14:21
despised1×Proverbs 5:12
has spurned1×Psalms 74:18
have treated1×Numbers 16:30
He has despised1×Lamentations 2:6
He rejected [them]1×Deuteronomy 32:19
of those who have treated Me with contempt1×Numbers 14:23
rejects1×Proverbs 15:5
renounced1×Psalms 10:13
revile1×Psalms 74:10
So they despise1×Jeremiah 33:24
they despised1×Proverbs 1:30
they have despised1×Isaiah 1:4
to those who despise Me1×Jeremiah 23:17
treat Me with contempt1×Numbers 14:11
who reviled you1×Isaiah 60:14
with contempt1×1 Samuel 2:17
you have shown utter contempt1×2 Samuel 12:14
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 14:11יְנַאֲצֻ֖נִיtotreat Me with contemptVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singularNumbers 14:23מְנַאֲצַ֖יtoof those who have treated Me with contemptVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singularNumbers 16:30נִֽאֲצ֛וּtohave treatedVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralDeuteronomy 31:20וְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִיtoand they will reject MeConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | first person common singularDeuteronomy 32:19וַיִּנְאָ֑ץtoHe rejected [them]Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1 Samuel 2:17נִֽאֲצוּ֙towith contemptVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural2 Samuel 12:14נִאַ֙צְתָּ֙to. . .Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular2 Samuel 12:14נִאֵ֤ץtoyou have shown utter contemptVerb - Piel - Infinitive absolutePsalms 10:3נִ֘אֵ֥ץ׀toand revilesVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 10:13נִאֵ֖ץtorenouncedVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 14:11
Aligned rows25
Books represented10
Numbers3Deuteronomy21 Samuel12 Samuel2Psalms5Proverbs3Ecclesiastes1Isaiah4Jeremiah3Lamentations1
Source forms
נִֽאֲצ֛וּ2xni·’ă·ṣūNumbers 16:30, Isaiah 1:4
וְיָנֵ֤אץ1xwə·yā·nêṣEcclesiastes 12:5
וַיִּנְאַ֥ץ1xway·yin·’aṣLamentations 2:6
וַיִּנְאָ֑ץ1xway·yin·’āṣDeuteronomy 32:19
וְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִי1xwə·ni·’ă·ṣū·nîDeuteronomy 31:20
יְנָ֘אֵ֤ץ1xyə·nā·’êṣPsalms 74:10
יִ֭נְאַץ1xyin·’aṣProverbs 15:5
יִנְאָצ֔וּן1xyin·’ā·ṣūnJeremiah 33:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural5xNumbers 16:30, 1 Samuel 2:17, Psalms 74:18, Isaiah 1:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 32:19, Lamentations 2:6
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular2xPsalms 10:3, Psalms 10:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural2xPsalms 107:11, Proverbs 1:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xEcclesiastes 12:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular1xDeuteronomy 31:20
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular1xJeremiah 23:17
Preposition-m | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular1xIsaiah 52:5
Evidence Summary
HolinessRevelation
Hebrew word. Expressing vehement rejection through contempt; in Ecclesiastes, anomalously means "to bloom" via textual confusion.
Strong'sH5006
Lexical occurrences25 versesWord forms3 forms16 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkIsaiah 5:24-30Source Gloss
to scorn ; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for 5132 , to bloom
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Expressing vehement rejection through contempt; in Ecclesiastes, anomalously means "to bloom" via textual confusion.
to scorn; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for 5132, to bloom BDB: contemn Usage: abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, × great, provoke.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups3Aligned forms16
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action10×
Perfect1Sam 2:17 · Isa 1:4 · Isa 5:24 · Num 16:30 · Ps 74:18 · Ps 10:3 · Ps 10:13 · 2Sam 12:148×
Infinitive absolute2Sam 12:141×
ImperfectPs 74:101×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense5×
PerfectProv 1:30 · Ps 107:11 · Prov 5:123×
JussiveJer 14:211×
ImperfectProv 15:51×
Hithpolel1×
Participle passiveIsa 52:51×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
To treat with contempt or disdain.
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Word Origins
נָאַץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Despising the word of the Holy One reveals hardened rebellion rather than ignorance.Isaiah 5:24-30
Canonical Themes
HolinessRevelation
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