Hebrew · H5327, H376

יִנָּצוּ אֲנָשִׁים

Properly, to go forth , i.e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel · a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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נָצָה H5327 properly, to go forth , i.e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel
אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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What does יִנָּצוּ אֲנָשִׁים (yinnatsu anashim) mean in the Bible?

נָצָה · אִישׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, to go forth , i.e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel". properly, to go forth , i.

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Meaning

properly, to go forth , i.e. (by implication) to be expelled , and (consequently) desolate ; causatively, to lay waste ; also (specifically), to quarrel
Word Origins

יִנָּצוּ אֲנָשִׁים is a primitive root — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Participle active 2Kgs 19:25 · Exod 2:13 · Isa 37:26
Imperfect Deut 25:11 · Exod 21:22
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Imperfect Jer 4:7
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Perfect Num 26:9
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