What does נֶטַע (neṭaʿ) mean in the Bible?
נֶטַע (neṭaʿ): Denotes both concrete vegetation and the abstract act of establishing/cultivating; carries covenantal overtones of blessing and fruitfulness through deliberate planting.
Hebrew · H5194
נֶטַע
A plant ; collectively, a plantation ; abstractly, a planting
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נֶטַע H5194
Pronunciation neṭaʿ
What does נֶטַע (neṭaʿ) mean in the Bible?
נֶטַע (neṭaʿ): Denotes both concrete vegetation and the abstract act of establishing/cultivating; carries covenantal overtones of blessing and fruitfulness through deliberate planting.
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How does the BSB render H5194?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a sapling (1), are the plant (1), plots (1), you plant (1).
Where does נֶטַע (neṭaʿ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 14:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Job (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 a sapling 1× Job 14:9
are the plant 1× Isaiah 5:7
plots 1× Isaiah 17:10
you plant 1× Isaiah 17:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 14:9
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Job 1 Isaiah 3
Source forms
נְטַ֖ע 1x nə·ṭa‘ Isaiah 5:7
נָֽטַע׃ 1x nā·ṭa‘ Job 14:9
נִטְעֵ֣י 1x niṭ·‘ê Isaiah 17:10
נִטְעֵךְ֙ 1x niṭ·‘êḵ Isaiah 17:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Isaiah 17:10
Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 14:9
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 5:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 17:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes both concrete vegetation and the abstract act of establishing/cultivating; carries covenantal overtones of blessing and fruitfulness through deliberate planting.
Source Gloss
a plant ; collectively, a plantation ; abstractly, a planting
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes both concrete vegetation and the abstract act of establishing/cultivating; carries covenantal overtones of blessing and fruitfulness through deliberate planting.
a plant; collectively, a plantation; abstractly, a planting BDB: plantation Usage: plant.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נֶטַע is built from this root:
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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