Hebrew · H5193, H3754 · unreviewed

נָטַע / כֶּרֶם

Properly, to strike in, i.e. fix ; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively) · a garden or vineyard

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נָטַע H5193 properly, to strike in, i.e. fix ; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation nāṭaʿ
To plant or fix firmly; establishes lasting growth, whether literal crops or figurative establishments (institutions, character).
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כֶּרֶם H3754 a garden or vineyard
Pronunciation kerem
Vineyard as productive land holding; embodies covenant blessing, fertility, and righteous labor in OT theology
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What does נָטַע / כֶּרֶם (nāṭaʿ / kerem) mean in the Bible?

נָטַע · כֶּרֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "to plant; vineyard".

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Meaning

to plant; vineyard
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 24×
Perfect Deut 20:6 · Isa 44:14 · Num 24:6 · Prov 31:16 · Ps 104:16 · Eccl 2:4 · Ezek 36:36 · Jer 45:4 · Amos 5:11 · Josh 24:13 · Ps 80:16 · Deut 6:11 · Jer 31:5 14×
Imperfect Deut 16:21 · Deut 28:30 · Deut 28:39 · Isa 17:10 · Jer 31:5 · Isa 65:22 · Jer 35:7
Participle passive Eccl 3:2 · Eccl 12:11
Participle active Jer 31:5
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Perfect Isa 40:24
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