What does נֵץ mean in the Bible?
נֵץ is a Hebrew word meaning "a flower (from its brilliancy ); also a hawk (from it flashing speed)".
Hebrew · H5322
נֵץ
A flower (from its brilliancy ); also a hawk (from it flashing speed)
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נֵץ H5322
What does נֵץ mean in the Bible?
נֵץ is a Hebrew word meaning "a flower (from its brilliancy ); also a hawk (from it flashing speed)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5322?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of hawk (2), Does the hawk (1), its blossoms (1).
Where does נֵץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 40:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Genesis (1), Job (1), Leviticus (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 of hawk 2× Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15
Does the hawk 1× Job 39:26
its blossoms 1× Genesis 40:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 40:10 נִצָּ֔הּ to its blossoms Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 11:16 הַנֵּ֖ץ to of hawk Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 14:15 הַנֵּ֖ץ to of hawk Article | Noun - masculine singular Job 39:26 נֵ֑ץ to Does the hawk Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 40:10
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Genesis 1 Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Job 1
Source forms
הַנֵּ֖ץ 2x han·nêṣ Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15
נֵ֑ץ 1x nêṣ Job 39:26
נִצָּ֔הּ 1x niṣ·ṣāh Genesis 40:10
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15
Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 39:26
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Genesis 40:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a flower (from its brilliancy ); also a hawk (from it flashing speed)
Source Gloss
a flower (from its brilliancy ); also a hawk (from it flashing speed)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a flower (from its brilliancy); also a hawk (from it flashing speed) Usage: blossom, hawk.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נֵץ is built from this root:
נָצַץ H5340
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