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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נָתַרH5425
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 Itand He makes1×2 Samuel 22:33
and leaps1×Job 37:1
and released him1×Psalms 105:20
and startled1×Habakkuk 3:6
for hopping1×Leviticus 11:21
sets1×Psalms 146:7
to unleash1×Job 6:9
to untie1×Isaiah 58:6
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:21לְנַתֵּ֥רtofor hoppingPreposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct2 Samuel 22:33וַיַּתֵּ֥רtoand He makesConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJob 6:9יַתֵּ֥רtoto unleashVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularJob 37:1וְ֝יִתַּ֗רtoand leapsConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 105:20וַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּtoand released himConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularPsalms 146:7מַתִּ֥ירtosetsVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularIsaiah 58:6הַתֵּ֖רtoto untieVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteHabakkuk 3:6וַיַּתֵּ֣רtoand startledConjunctive 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 rowLeviticus 11:21
Aligned rows8
Books represented6
Leviticus12 Samuel1Job2Psalms2Isaiah1Habakkuk1
Source forms
הַתֵּ֖ר1xhat·têrIsaiah 58:6
וַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּ1xwa·yat·tî·rê·hūPsalms 105:20
וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר1xwə·yit·tarJob 37:1
וַיַּתֵּ֥ר1xway·yat·têr2 Samuel 22:33
וַיַּתֵּ֣ר1xway·yat·têrHabakkuk 3:6
יַתֵּ֥ר1xyat·têrJob 6:9
לְנַתֵּ֥ר1xlə·nat·têrLeviticus 11:21
מַתִּ֥יר1xmat·tîrPsalms 146:7
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2x2 Samuel 22:33, Habakkuk 3:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular1xPsalms 105:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xJob 37:1
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct1xLeviticus 11:21
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular1xJob 6:9
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute1xIsaiah 58:6
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xPsalms 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 definitionSource: 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 groups1Aligned forms3
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action3×
Infinitive absoluteIsa 58:61×
JussiveJob 6:91×
Participle activePs 146:71×
Word Origins
נָתַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.