What does נָתַר mean in the Bible?
e. be violently agitated ; causatively, to terrify , shake off, untie".
Hebrew · H5425
נָתַר
To jump , i.e. be violently agitated ; causatively, to terrify , shake off, untie
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נָתַר H5425
What does נָתַר mean in the Bible?
נָתַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to jump , i.e. be violently agitated ; causatively, to terrify , shake off, untie".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5425?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and He makes (1), and leaps (1), and released him (1), and startled (1), for hopping (1).
Where does נָתַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), Psalms (2), 2 Samuel (1), Habakkuk (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 He makes 1× 2 Samuel 22:33
and leaps 1× Job 37:1
and released him 1× Psalms 105:20
and startled 1× Habakkuk 3:6
for hopping 1× Leviticus 11:21
sets 1× Psalms 146:7
to unleash 1× Job 6:9
to untie 1× Isaiah 58:6
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:21 לְנַתֵּ֥ר to for hopping Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 2 Samuel 22:33 וַיַּתֵּ֥ר to and He makes Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 6:9 יַתֵּ֥ר to to unleash Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Job 37:1 וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר to and leaps Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 105:20 וַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּ to and released him Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Psalms 146:7 מַתִּ֥יר to sets Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 58:6 הַתֵּ֖ר to to untie Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Habakkuk 3:6 וַיַּתֵּ֣ר to and startled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:21
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Leviticus 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 2 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
הַתֵּ֖ר 1x hat·têr Isaiah 58:6
וַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּ 1x wa·yat·tî·rê·hū Psalms 105:20
וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר 1x wə·yit·tar Job 37:1
וַיַּתֵּ֥ר 1x way·yat·têr 2 Samuel 22:33
וַיַּתֵּ֣ר 1x way·yat·têr Habakkuk 3:6
יַתֵּ֥ר 1x yat·têr Job 6:9
לְנַתֵּ֥ר 1x lə·nat·têr Leviticus 11:21
מַתִּ֥יר 1x mat·tîr Psalms 146:7
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x 2 Samuel 22:33, Habakkuk 3:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 105:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Job 37:1
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 1x Leviticus 11:21
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular 1x Job 6:9
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute 1x Isaiah 58:6
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Psalms 146:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to jump , i.e. be violently agitated ; causatively, to terrify , shake off, untie
Source Gloss
to jump , i.e. be violently agitated ; causatively, to terrify , shake off, untie
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to jump, i.e. be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake off, untie BDB: be free Usage: drive asunder, leap, (let) loose, × make, move, undo.
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 3
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Infinitive absolute Isa 58:6 1×
Jussive Job 6:9 1×
Participle active Ps 146:7 1×
Word Origins
נָתַר 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