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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נֵץH5322
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 Itof hawk2×Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15
Does the hawk1×Job 39:26
its blossoms1×Genesis 40:10
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Usage map
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First aligned rowGenesis 40:10
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Genesis1Leviticus1Deuteronomy1Job1
Source forms
הַנֵּ֖ץ2xhan·nêṣLeviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15
נֵ֑ץ1xnêṣJob 39:26
נִצָּ֔הּ1xniṣ·ṣāhGenesis 40:10
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular2xLeviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15
Noun - masculine singular1xJob 39:26
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xGenesis 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 definitionSource: 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:
נָצַץH5340