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)
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
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.