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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נְטִישָׁה H5189
Pronunciation nĕṭiyšāh
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
Full entry for נְטִישָׁה (H5189) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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 It her branches 1× Jeremiah 5:10
the branches 1× Isaiah 18:5
Your tendrils 1× Jeremiah 48:32
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 18:5 הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת to the branches Article | Noun - feminine plural Jeremiah 5:10 נְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָ to her branches Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Jeremiah 48:32 נְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙ to Your tendrils Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 18:5
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת 1x han·nə·ṭî·šō·wṯ Isaiah 18:5
נְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָ 1x nə·ṭî·šō·w·ṯe·hā Jeremiah 5:10
נְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙ 1x nə·ṭî·šō·ṯa·yiḵ Jeremiah 48:32
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 18:5
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 48:32
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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.
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