What does נֵצֶר (nēṣer) mean in the Bible?
נֵצֶר (nēṣer): Growth from root stock; figuratively, a descendant or heir continuing the line
Hebrew · H5342
נֵצֶר
A shoot ; figuratively, a descendant
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נֵצֶר H5342
Pronunciation nēṣer
What does נֵצֶר (nēṣer) mean in the Bible?
נֵצֶר (nēṣer): Growth from root stock; figuratively, a descendant or heir continuing the line
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5342?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a Branch (1), branch (1), But one from her family line (1), they are the branch (1).
Where does נֵצֶר (nēṣer) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 11:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Daniel (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 and a Branch 1× Isaiah 11:1
branch 1× Isaiah 14:19
But one from her family line 1× Daniel 11:7
they are the branch 1× Isaiah 60:21
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 11:1 וְנֵ֖צֶר to and a Branch Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 14:19 כְּנֵ֣צֶר to branch Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 60:21 נֵ֧צֶר to they are the branch Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 11:7 מִנֵּ֥צֶר to But one from her family line Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 11:1
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Isaiah 3 Daniel 1
Source forms
וְנֵ֖צֶר 1x wə·nê·ṣer Isaiah 11:1
כְּנֵ֣צֶר 1x kə·nê·ṣer Isaiah 14:19
מִנֵּ֥צֶר 1x min·nê·ṣer Daniel 11:7
נֵ֧צֶר 1x nê·ṣer Isaiah 60:21
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 11:1
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 60:21
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 14:19
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Daniel 11:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Growth from root stock; figuratively, a descendant or heir continuing the line
Source Gloss
a shoot ; figuratively, a descendant
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Growth from root stock; figuratively, a descendant or heir continuing the line
a shoot; figuratively, a descendant BDB: sprout Usage: branch.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Figurative designation of descendants or offspring as a growing shoot from the Lord
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נֵצֶר is built from this root:
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