What does נָסַח mean in the Bible?
נָסַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to tear away".
Hebrew · H5255
נָסַח
To tear away
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נָסַחH5255
What does נָסַח mean in the Bible?
נָסַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to tear away".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5255?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include {will} be uprooted (1), and tear you away (1), And you will be uprooted (1), tears down (1).
Where does נָסַח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:63. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (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{will} be uprooted1×Proverbs 2:22
and tear you away1×Psalms 52:5
And you will be uprooted1×Deuteronomy 28:63
tears down1×Proverbs 15:25
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 28:63וְנִסַּחְתֶּם֙toAnd you will be uprootedConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralPsalms 52:5וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣toand tear you awayConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularProverbs 2:22יִסְּח֥וּto{will} be uprootedVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralProverbs 15:25יִסַּ֥ח׀totears downVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 28:63
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Deuteronomy1Psalms1Proverbs2
Source forms
וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣1xwə·yis·sā·ḥă·ḵāPsalms 52:5
וְנִסַּחְתֶּם֙1xwə·nis·saḥ·temDeuteronomy 28:63
יִסַּ֥ח׀1xyis·saḥProverbs 15:25
יִסְּח֥וּ1xyis·sə·ḥūProverbs 2:22
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural1xDeuteronomy 28:63
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular1xPsalms 52:5
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xProverbs 2:22
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xProverbs 15:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to tear away
Source Gloss
to tear away
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to tear away BDB: pull Usage: destroy, pluck, root.
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 groups1Aligned forms2
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
ImperfectProv 2:22 · Prov 15:252×
Word Origins
נָסַח is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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