What does נְטִישָׁה (nĕṭiyšāh) mean in the Bible?
נְטִישָׁה (nĕṭiyšāh): Organic growth imagery: a plant's natural outgrowth, emphasizing extension and multiplication from a parent source
Hebrew · H5189
נְטִישָׁה
A tendril (as an offshoot)
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נְטִישָׁהH5189
Pronunciationnĕṭiyšāh
What does נְטִישָׁה (nĕṭiyšāh) mean in the Bible?
נְטִישָׁה (nĕṭiyšāh): Organic growth imagery: a plant's natural outgrowth, emphasizing extension and multiplication from a parent source
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How does the BSB render H5189?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include her branches (1), the branches (1), Your tendrils (1).
Where does נְטִישָׁה (nĕṭiyšāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 18:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), 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 Ither branches1×Jeremiah 5:10
the branches1×Isaiah 18:5
Your tendrils1×Jeremiah 48:32
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 18:5
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Isaiah1Jeremiah2
Source forms
הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת1xhan·nə·ṭî·šō·wṯIsaiah 18:5
נְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָ1xnə·ṭî·šō·w·ṯe·hāJeremiah 5:10
נְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙1xnə·ṭî·šō·ṯa·yiḵJeremiah 48:32
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xIsaiah 18:5
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular1xJeremiah 48:32
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xJeremiah 5:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Organic growth imagery: a plant's natural outgrowth, emphasizing extension and multiplication from a parent source
Source Gloss
a tendril (as an offshoot)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Organic growth imagery: a plant's natural outgrowth, emphasizing extension and multiplication from a parent source
a tendril (as an offshoot) BDB: twig Usage: battlement, branch, plant.