What does נְאָצָה (nĕʾāṣāh) mean in the Bible?
נְאָצָה (nĕʾāṣāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "scorn".
Hebrew · H5007
נְאָצָה
Scorn
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נְאָצָה H5007
Pronunciation nĕʾāṣāh
What does נְאָצָה (nĕʾāṣāh) mean in the Bible?
נְאָצָה (nĕʾāṣāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "scorn".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5007?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and disgrace (2), blasphemies (2), contemptuous word (1).
Where does נְאָצָה (nĕʾāṣāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 19:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (2), 2 Kings (1), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1).
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 disgrace 2× 2 Kings 19:3, Isaiah 37:3
blasphemies 2× Nehemiah 9:18, Nehemiah 9:26
contemptuous word 1× Ezekiel 35:12
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 19:3 וּנְאָצָ֖ה to and disgrace Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 9:18 נֶאָצ֖וֹת to blasphemies Noun - feminine plural Nehemiah 9:26 נֶאָצ֖וֹת to blasphemies Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 37:3 וּנְאָצָ֖ה to and disgrace Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 35:12 נָאָֽצוֹתֶ֗יךָ to contemptuous word Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 19:3
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
2 Kings 1 Nehemiah 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וּנְאָצָ֖ה 2x ū·nə·’ā·ṣāh 2 Kings 19:3, Isaiah 37:3
נֶאָצ֖וֹת 2x ne·’ā·ṣō·wṯ Nehemiah 9:18, Nehemiah 9:26
נָאָֽצוֹתֶ֗יךָ 1x nā·’ā·ṣō·w·ṯe·ḵā Ezekiel 35:12
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x 2 Kings 19:3, Isaiah 37:3
Noun - feminine plural 2x Nehemiah 9:18, Nehemiah 9:26
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 35:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. scorn
Source Gloss
scorn
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
scorn BDB: contempt Usage: blasphemy.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נְאָצָה is built from this root:
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