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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נָסַח H5255
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 uprooted 1× Proverbs 2:22
and tear you away 1× Psalms 52:5
And you will be uprooted 1× Deuteronomy 28:63
tears down 1× Proverbs 15:25
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 28:63 וְנִסַּחְתֶּם֙ to And you will be uprooted Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Psalms 52:5 וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ to and tear you away Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Proverbs 2:22 יִסְּח֥וּ to {will} be uprooted Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Proverbs 15:25 יִסַּ֥ח׀ to tears down Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 28:63
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 2
Source forms
וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ 1x wə·yis·sā·ḥă·ḵā Psalms 52:5
וְנִסַּחְתֶּם֙ 1x wə·nis·saḥ·tem Deuteronomy 28:63
יִסַּ֥ח׀ 1x yis·saḥ Proverbs 15:25
יִסְּח֥וּ 1x yis·sə·ḥū Proverbs 2:22
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 28:63
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 52:5
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Proverbs 2:22
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 15:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to tear away
Source Gloss
to tear away
Extended definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Imperfect Prov 2:22 · Prov 15:25 2×
Word Origins
נָסַח is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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