What does נָתַשׁ (nātaš) mean in the Bible?
נָתַשׁ (nātaš): Total destruction through violent uprooting; used of God decisively removing people or covenant relationships
Hebrew · H5428
נָתַשׁ
To tear away
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נָתַשׁ H5428
Pronunciation nātaš
What does נָתַשׁ (nātaš) mean in the Bible?
נָתַשׁ (nātaš): Total destruction through violent uprooting; used of God decisively removing people or covenant relationships
Full entry for נָתַשׁ (H5428) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5428?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to uproot (2), will be uprooted (2), and uproot (1), and You have uprooted (1), be uprooted (1).
Where does נָתַשׁ (nātaš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 29:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (13), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Amos (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 to uproot 2× Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 31:28
will be uprooted 2× Jeremiah 18:7, Daniel 11:4
and uproot 1× Jeremiah 45:4
and You have uprooted 1× Psalms 9:6
be uprooted 1× Jeremiah 31:40
But it was uprooted 1× Ezekiel 19:12
ever run dry 1× Jeremiah 18:14
He will uproot 1× 1 Kings 14:15
I am about to uproot them 1× Jeremiah 12:14
I have uprooted them 1× Jeremiah 12:15
I will root out 1× Micah 5:14
I will uproot 1× Jeremiah 12:14
I will uproot it 1× Jeremiah 12:17
then I will uproot 1× Jeremiah 12:17
then I will uproot Israel 1× 2 Chronicles 7:20
to be uprooted 1× Amos 9:15
uproot them 1× Jeremiah 24:6
uproot you 1× Jeremiah 42:10
uprooted them 1× Deuteronomy 29:28
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Deuteronomy 29:28 וַיִּתְּשֵׁ֤ם to uprooted them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1 Kings 14:15 וְנָתַ֣שׁ to He will uproot Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 7:20 וּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗ים to then I will uproot Israel Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Psalms 9:6 נָתַ֑שְׁתָּ to and You have uprooted Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Jeremiah 1:10 לִנְת֥וֹשׁ to to uproot Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Jeremiah 12:14 נֹֽתְשָׁם֙ to I am about to uproot them Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Jeremiah 12:14 אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ to I will uproot Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Jeremiah 12:15 נָתְשִׁ֣י to I have uprooted them Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Jeremiah 12:17 וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י to then I will uproot Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Jeremiah 12:17 נָת֥וֹשׁ to I will uproot it Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 29:28
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 9
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Jeremiah 13 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 1 Amos 1 Micah 1
Source forms
לִנְת֥וֹשׁ 2x lin·ṯō·wōš Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 18:7
אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ 1x ’et·tō·wōš Jeremiah 12:14
אֶתּ֑וֹשׁ 1x ’et·tō·wōš Jeremiah 42:10
אֶתּֽוֹשׁ׃ 1x ’et·tō·wōš Jeremiah 24:6
וַיִּתְּשֵׁ֤ם 1x way·yit·tə·šêm Deuteronomy 29:28
וְנָתַ֣שׁ 1x wə·nā·ṯaš 1 Kings 14:15
וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י 1x wə·nā·ṯaš·tî Jeremiah 12:17
וְנָתַשְׁתִּ֥י 1x wə·nā·ṯaš·tî Micah 5:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 3x Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 18:7, Jeremiah 31:28
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 3x Jeremiah 12:14, Jeremiah 24:6, Jeremiah 42:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 2x Jeremiah 12:17, Micah 5:14
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Jeremiah 18:14, Amos 9:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 19:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 7:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 14:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 29:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Total destruction through violent uprooting; used of God decisively removing people or covenant relationships
Strong's H5428
Lexical occurrences 21 verses Word forms 2 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 1:1-10 Source Gloss
to tear away
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Total destruction through violent uprooting; used of God decisively removing people or covenant relationships
to tear away BDB: pull Usage: destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), × utterly. s
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 2 Aligned forms 10
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Imperfect Jer 12:14 · Jer 24:6 · Jer 42:10 3×
Infinitive absolute Jer 12:17 1×
Participle active Jer 45:4 1×
Perfect Ps 9:7 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Imperfect Amos 9:15 · Jer 18:14 · Dan 11:4 · Jer 31:40 4×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Divine commission to uproot and destroy nations and kingdoms
God's judgment to uproot evil neighbors from the land of Israel
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 21 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָתַשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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