What does נָטַע (nāṭaʿ) mean in the Bible?
נָטַע (nāṭaʿ): To plant or fix firmly; establishes lasting growth, whether literal crops or figurative establishments (institutions, character).
Hebrew · H5193
נָטַע
Properly, to strike in, i.e. fix ; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
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נָטַע H5193
Pronunciation nāṭaʿ
What does נָטַע (nāṭaʿ) mean in the Bible?
נָטַע (nāṭaʿ): To plant or fix firmly; establishes lasting growth, whether literal crops or figurative establishments (institutions, character).
Full entry for נָטַע (H5193) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5193?
The BSB source-word alignment has 58 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include plant (6), and plant (5), You will plant (5), and planted (2), and will plant them (2).
Where does נָטַע (nāṭaʿ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (16), Isaiah (8), Psalms (6), Deuteronomy (5).
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 plant 6× Deuteronomy 6:11, Joshua 24:13, Isaiah 65:22, Jeremiah 29:5
and plant 5× Leviticus 19:23, Psalms 107:37, Jeremiah 1:10, Ezekiel 28:26
You will plant 5× Deuteronomy 28:30, Deuteronomy 28:39, 2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30
and planted 2× Ecclesiastes 2:4, Isaiah 5:2
and will plant them 2× 2 Samuel 7:10, 1 Chronicles 17:9
has planted 2× Numbers 24:6, Psalms 80:15
planted 2× Genesis 2:8, Deuteronomy 20:6
they will plant 2× Isaiah 65:21, Amos 9:14
to plant 2× Genesis 9:20, Ecclesiastes 3:2
. . . 1× Ecclesiastes 3:2
And [Abraham] planted 1× Genesis 21:33
and establish 1× Jeremiah 18:9
and I have replanted 1× Ezekiel 36:36
and plant them 1× Exodus 15:17
and planted [our fathers] there 1× Psalms 44:2
and to plant 1× Jeremiah 31:28
and transplanted it 1× Psalms 80:8
are like firmly embedded 1× Ecclesiastes 12:11
are they planted 1× Isaiah 40:24
had planted you 1× Jeremiah 2:21
He planted 1× Psalms 104:16
He plants 1× Isaiah 44:14
He who affixed 1× Psalms 94:9
He will pitch 1× Daniel 11:45
I have planted 1× Jeremiah 45:4
I planted 1× Ecclesiastes 2:5
I will firmly plant them 1× Amos 9:15
I will plant 1× Jeremiah 42:10
I will plant them 1× Jeremiah 24:6
plant them 1× Jeremiah 32:41
set up 1× Deuteronomy 16:21
she plants 1× Proverbs 31:16
the farmers 1× Jeremiah 31:5
though you cultivate 1× Isaiah 17:10
to establish 1× Isaiah 51:16
who planted 1× Jeremiah 11:17
will plant 1× Jeremiah 31:5
you have planted 1× Amos 5:11
You planted them 1× Jeremiah 12:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:8 וַיִּטַּ֞ע to planted Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 9:20 וַיִּטַּ֖ע to to plant Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 21:33 וַיִּטַּ֥ע to And [Abraham] planted Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 15:17 וְתִטָּעֵ֙מוֹ֙ to and plant them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Leviticus 19:23 וּנְטַעְתֶּם֙ to and plant Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 24:6 נָטַ֣ע to has planted Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 6:11 נָטָ֑עְתָּ to plant Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 16:21 תִטַּ֥ע to set up Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 20:6 נָטַ֥ע to planted Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:30 תִּטַּ֖ע to You will plant Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 2:8
Aligned rows 58
Books represented 18
Genesis 3 Exodus 1 Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 6 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 5 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 16 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 1 Amos 3 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
וְנָטְע֣וּ 4x wə·nā·ṭə·‘ū Isaiah 65:21, Ezekiel 28:26, Amos 9:14, Zephaniah 1:13
וְנִטְע֥וּ 2x wə·niṭ·‘ū 2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30
וְנִטְע֣וּ 2x wə·niṭ·‘ū Jeremiah 29:5, Jeremiah 29:28
וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים 2x ū·nə·ṭa‘·tîm Jeremiah 24:6, Amos 9:15
נָטַ֥ע 2x nā·ṭa‘ Deuteronomy 20:6, Isaiah 44:14
נָטַ֖עְתִּי 2x nā·ṭa‘·tî Jeremiah 45:4, Ezekiel 36:36
נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם 2x nə·ṭa‘·tem Joshua 24:13, Amos 5:11
תִּטַּ֖ע 2x tiṭ·ṭa‘ Deuteronomy 28:30, Deuteronomy 28:39
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 4x Isaiah 65:21, Ezekiel 28:26, Amos 9:14, Zephaniah 1:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 4x 2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30, Jeremiah 29:5, Jeremiah 29:28
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 4x Numbers 24:6, Deuteronomy 20:6, Psalms 104:16, Isaiah 44:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 3x Jeremiah 24:6, Jeremiah 32:41, Amos 9:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 2:8, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 21:33
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 3x Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 18:9, Jeremiah 31:28
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 16:21, Deuteronomy 28:30, Deuteronomy 28:39
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular 3x Ecclesiastes 2:4, Jeremiah 45:4, Ezekiel 36:36
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To plant or fix firmly; establishes lasting growth, whether literal crops or figurative establishments (institutions, character).
Strong's H5193
Lexical occurrences 59 verses Word forms 2 forms 25 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Leviticus 19:23-25 Source Gloss
properly, to strike in, i.e. fix ; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To plant or fix firmly; establishes lasting growth, whether literal crops or figurative establishments (institutions, character).
properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively) BDB: plant Usage: fastened, plant(-er).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 25
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 7×
Participle passive Eccl 3:2 · Eccl 12:11 2×
Participle active Jer 31:5 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Isa 40:24 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
literal action of planting trees in agricultural context with religious regulations
figurative promise of restoration, God will plant exiles back in their land
future restoration where God will plant both people and animals in Israel
prophetic assurance that God will plant vineyards and restore prosperity to Judah
eschatological vision where the righteous will plant trees in renewed creation
Showing 5 selected witnesses from 59 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָטַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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