What does נָדָה (nādāh) mean in the Bible?
נָדָה (nādāh): Forceful removal or rejection moving from physical tossing to social/ritual exclusion and banishment.
Hebrew · H5077
נָדָה
Properly, to toss ; figuratively, to exclude , i.e. banish , postpone , prohibit
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נָדָה H5077
Pronunciation nādāh
What does נָדָה (nādāh) mean in the Bible?
נָדָה (nādāh): Forceful removal or rejection moving from physical tossing to social/ritual exclusion and banishment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5077?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and exclude you (1), You dismiss (1).
Where does נָדָה (nādāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 17:21. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (1), Amos (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 . . . 1× 2 Kings 17:21
and exclude you 1× Isaiah 66:5
You dismiss 1× Amos 6:3
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 17:21 וַיַּדֵּא to . . . Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 66:5 מְנַדֵּיכֶ֗ם to and exclude you Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Amos 6:3 הַֽמְנַדִּ֖ים to You dismiss Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 17:21
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
2 Kings 1 Isaiah 1 Amos 1
Source forms
הַֽמְנַדִּ֖ים 1x ham·nad·dîm Amos 6:3
וַיַּדֵּא 1x way·yad·dē 2 Kings 17:21
מְנַדֵּיכֶ֗ם 1x mə·nad·dê·ḵem Isaiah 66:5
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 1x Amos 6:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 17:21
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 66:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Forceful removal or rejection moving from physical tossing to social/ritual exclusion and banishment.
Source Gloss
properly, to toss ; figuratively, to exclude , i.e. banish , postpone , prohibit
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Forceful removal or rejection moving from physical tossing to social/ritual exclusion and banishment.
properly, to toss; figuratively, to exclude, i.e. banish, postpone, prohibit BDB: drive away Usage: cast out, drive, put far away.
Word Origins
נָדָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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