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Strong's #5422 - נָתַץ
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- to pull down, break down, cast down, throw down, beat down, destroy, overthrow, break out (teeth)
- (Qal)
- to pull down
- to break down, break off
- (Niphal) to be pulled or broken down
- (Piel) to tear down
- (Pual) to be torn down
- (Hophal) to be broken, be broken down
- (Qal)
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2454) ytn (נתתס NTTs) AC: Break CO: ? AB: ?: [from: tn- removing]
V) ytn (נתתס NTTs) - Break down: KJV (42): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hophal, Pual, Piel) break, throw, destroy, cast, beat, pull, overthrow - Strongs: H5422 (נָתַץ)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Judges 6:30 +, 3 plural נָָֽתְצוּ 2 Kings 25:10; Jeremiah 52:14, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתֹּץ Ezekiel 26:9 + Ezekiel 26:12 (Co, for ᵑ0יִתְּצוּ); וַיִּתֹּץ Judges 9:45; 2 Kings 23:7; suffix יִתְּצֵנִי Job 19:10, יִתָּצְךָ Psalm 52:7; 1 singular אֶתֹּץ Judges 8:9; 3 masculine plural וַיִּתְּצוּ 2 Kings 10:27 (twice in verse); 2 masculine plural תִּתֹּ֑צוּ Deuteronomy 7:5, תִּתֹּצ֑וּן Exodus 34:13; Judges 2:2; וַתִּתְֿצוּ Isaiah 22:2, etc.; Imperative נְתֹץ Psalm 58:7; Infinitive construct לִנְתֿוֺץ Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 18:7, לִנְתֹֿץ Jeremiah 31:28 (on תֿ see Ges§ 45g); Passive participle plural הַנְּתֻצִים Jeremiah 33:4; —
1 literally pull down a structure (accusative): altar Judges 2:2; Judges 6:30,31,32; Exodus 34:13 (J), Deuteronomy 7:5; 2 Kings 23:12; high place (במה) 2 Kings 23:8, בָּמָה + מִזְבֵּחַ 2 Kings 23:15; מַצֵּבָה 2 Kings 10:27; בֵּית הַבַּעַל 2 Kings 10:27; 2 Kings 11:18 2 Chronicles 23:17, compare 2 Kings 23:7; a tower Judges 8:9,17, compare Ezekiel 26:9 (בְּחַרְבוֺתָיו); (any) house Isaiah 22:10; Ezekiel 26:12; Leviticus 14:45, so הַנְּחֻצִים Jeremiah 33:4 (strangely + אֶל, compare Gf Gie); city-wall Jeremiah 39:8; 2 Kings 25:10 = Jeremiah 52:14; city Judges 9:45. 2 figurative:
a. pull down a nation, break its power, וּלְהַאֲבִיד׳וְלִנְתוֺשׁ וְלִנ (וְלַהֲרוֺס) (object not expressed) Jeremiah 1:10 (so Sirach 49:7b), = Jeremiah 18:7, compare Jeremiah 31:18.
b. an individual, subject God, יִתְּצֵנִי סָבִיב Job 19:10, יִתָּצְךָ Psalm 52:7.
c. jaw-teeth of lions (metaphor) Psalm 58:7 ( break down, break off, so only here, but see נָתַע).
Niph`al be pulled, broken, down: Perfect 3 plural ׳נִתְּצוּ מִמְּנֵי י Jeremiah 4:26 (of cities), so מִמֶּנּוּ׳נ Nahum 1:6 (of rocks).
Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular נִתַּץ 2 Chronicles 33:3; 3 plural וְנִתְּצוּ Ezekiel 16:39 (consecutive); 2 masculine plural וְנִתַּצְתֶּם Deuteronomy 12:3; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיְנַתֵּץ 2 Chronicles 34:7; 3 masculine plural וַיְנַתְּצוּ 2 Chronicles 31:1 2t.; — tear down (chiefly late): with accusative altars Deuteronomy 12:3, + בָּמוֺת 2 Chronicles 31:1, + הַחַמָּנִים, etc., 2 Chronicles 34:4, + אֲשֵׁרִים 2 Chronicles 34:7; בָּמוֺת alone 2 Chronicles 33:3, רָמֹתַיִךְ Ezekiel 16:39; city wall 2 Chronicles 36:19.
Pu`al be torn down: Perfect 3 masculine singular נֻתַּץ Judges 6:28 (of altar + אֲשֵׁרָה).
Hoph`al (or
Qal passive Ges§ 53 u) be broken down, broken, only Imperfect 3 masculine singular ייֻתָּ֑ץ Leviticus 11:35 (of תַּנּוּר, see Dr-Wh Hpt, and כִּירַיִם, see above).
נָתַץ fut. יִתֹּץ
(1) to destroy, to break down, as houses, statues, altars, etc., Levit. 14:45 Judges 6:30, seq.; 8:17 metaph. to destroy men, Job 19:10; Psalms 52:7.
(2) to break out teeth, Psalms 58:7 comp. נָתַע.
Piel, i.q. Kal No. 1, 2 Chronicles 31:1, 33:3.
Niphal, Pual, and Hophal, pass. of No. 1, Jeremiah 4:26; Judges 6:28 to be torn away (spoken of a rock), Nahum 1:6.