What does נָתַח mean in the Bible?
נָתַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to dismember".
Hebrew · H5408
נָתַח
To dismember
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נָתַח H5408
What does נָתַח mean in the Bible?
נָתַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to dismember".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5408?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Cut (2), and cut (1), cut her (1), cut her into pieces (1), cut it into pieces (1).
Where does נָתַח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), 1 Kings (2), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (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 Cut 2× Exodus 29:17, Leviticus 8:20
and cut 1× Leviticus 1:6
cut her 1× Judges 19:29
cut her into pieces 1× Judges 20:6
cut it into pieces 1× 1 Kings 18:23
cut them into pieces 1× 1 Samuel 11:7
cut up 1× 1 Kings 18:33
He is to cut 1× Leviticus 1:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:17 תְּנַתֵּ֖חַ to Cut Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Leviticus 1:6 וְנִתַּ֥ח to and cut Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 1:12 וְנִתַּ֤ח to He is to cut Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:20 נִתַּ֖ח to cut Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Judges 19:29 וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ to cut her Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Judges 20:6 וָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָ to cut her into pieces Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 11:7 וַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּ to cut them into pieces Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1 Kings 18:23 וִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּ to cut it into pieces Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular 1 Kings 18:33 וַיְנַתַּח֙ to cut up Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:17
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Leviticus 3 Judges 2 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 2
Source forms
וָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָ 1x wā·’ă·nat·tə·ḥe·hā Judges 20:6
וַיְנַתַּח֙ 1x way·nat·taḥ 1 Kings 18:33
וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ 1x way·nat·tə·ḥe·hā Judges 19:29
וִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּ 1x wî·nat·tə·ḥu·hū 1 Kings 18:23
וַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּ 1x way·nat·tə·ḥê·hū 1 Samuel 11:7
וְנִתַּ֥ח 1x wə·nit·taḥ Leviticus 1:6
וְנִתַּ֤ח 1x wə·nit·taḥ Leviticus 1:12
נִתַּ֖ח 1x nit·taḥ Leviticus 8:20
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 1:6, Leviticus 1:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 18:23
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular 1x Judges 20:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 18:33
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Judges 19:29
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 11:7
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Exodus 29:17
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 8:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to dismember
Source Gloss
to dismember
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to dismember BDB: cut up Usage: cut (in pieces), divide, hew in pieces.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Imperfect Exod 29:17 1×
Perfect Lev 8:20 1×
Word Origins
נָתַח is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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