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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נָאַץ H5006
Pronunciation nāʾats
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 It and despised 2× Psalms 107:11, Isaiah 5:24
. . . 1× 2 Samuel 12:14
[is] blasphemed 1× Isaiah 52:5
and reviles 1× Psalms 10:3
and they will reject Me 1× Deuteronomy 31:20
blossoms 1× Ecclesiastes 12:5
despise us 1× Jeremiah 14:21
despised 1× Proverbs 5:12
has spurned 1× Psalms 74:18
have treated 1× Numbers 16:30
He has despised 1× Lamentations 2:6
He rejected [them] 1× Deuteronomy 32:19
of those who have treated Me with contempt 1× Numbers 14:23
rejects 1× Proverbs 15:5
renounced 1× Psalms 10:13
revile 1× Psalms 74:10
So they despise 1× Jeremiah 33:24
they despised 1× Proverbs 1:30
they have despised 1× Isaiah 1:4
to those who despise Me 1× Jeremiah 23:17
treat Me with contempt 1× Numbers 14:11
who reviled you 1× Isaiah 60:14
with contempt 1× 1 Samuel 2:17
you have shown utter contempt 1× 2 Samuel 12:14
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Numbers 14:11 יְנַאֲצֻ֖נִי to treat Me with contempt Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular Numbers 14:23 מְנַאֲצַ֖י to of those who have treated Me with contempt Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Numbers 16:30 נִֽאֲצ֛וּ to have treated Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Deuteronomy 31:20 וְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִי to and they will reject Me Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Deuteronomy 32:19 וַיִּנְאָ֑ץ to He rejected [them] Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 2:17 נִֽאֲצוּ֙ to with contempt Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural 2 Samuel 12:14 נִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ to . . . Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular 2 Samuel 12:14 נִאֵ֤ץ to you have shown utter contempt Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Psalms 10:3 נִ֘אֵ֥ץ׀ to and reviles Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 10:13 נִאֵ֖ץ to renounced Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 14:11
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 10
Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 2 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 2 Psalms 5 Proverbs 3 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 3 Lamentations 1
Source forms
נִֽאֲצ֛וּ 2x ni·’ă·ṣū Numbers 16:30, Isaiah 1:4
וְיָנֵ֤אץ 1x wə·yā·nêṣ Ecclesiastes 12:5
וַיִּנְאַ֥ץ 1x way·yin·’aṣ Lamentations 2:6
וַיִּנְאָ֑ץ 1x way·yin·’āṣ Deuteronomy 32:19
וְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִי 1x wə·ni·’ă·ṣū·nî Deuteronomy 31:20
יְנָ֘אֵ֤ץ 1x yə·nā·’êṣ Psalms 74:10
יִ֭נְאַץ 1x yin·’aṣ Proverbs 15:5
יִנְאָצ֔וּן 1x yin·’ā·ṣūn Jeremiah 33:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural 5x Numbers 16:30, 1 Samuel 2:17, Psalms 74:18, Isaiah 1:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 32:19, Lamentations 2:6
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Psalms 10:3, Psalms 10:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Psalms 107:11, Proverbs 1:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 12:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular 1x Deuteronomy 31:20
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Jeremiah 23:17
Preposition-m | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 52:5
Evidence Summary
HolinessRevelation
Hebrew word. Expressing vehement rejection through contempt; in Ecclesiastes, anomalously means "to bloom" via textual confusion.
Strong's H5006
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Word forms 3 forms 16 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 5:24-30 Source Gloss
to scorn ; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for 5132 , to bloom
Extended definition Source: 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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 16
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×
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
Holiness Revelation
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain