Lexical Summary netsach: Eternity, perpetuity, splendor, victory Original Word: נֵצַח Strong's Exhaustive Concordance blood, strength Probably identical with netsach, through the idea of brilliancy of color; juice of the grape (as blood red) -- blood, strength. see HEBREW netsach NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition juice (of grapes), blood, gore NASB Translation lifeblood (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs [נֵ֫צַח] noun masculine juice of grapes, figurative of blood, gore; — only suffix נִצְחָם Isaiah 63:3,6. Topical Lexicon Definition and Scope of the Wordנֵצַח (netsach, Strong’s Hebrew 5332) speaks of the vital fluid or “lifeblood” that sustains a person. Figuratively it can point to the very essence or strength of life, the decisive outflow proving that life has been taken or preserved. While its lexical twin (Strong’s 5331) often emphasizes “endurance” or “glory,” 5332 narrows to the tangible expression of life poured out. Occurrences in Scripture 1. Isaiah 63:3 – The victorious Warrior says, “I trampled them in My anger… their blood spattered My garments.” Both verses appear in a single prophetic vision where the same Speaker—identified in the wider context as the LORD returning from judgment—treads the nations as grapes in a press. נֵצַח underscores the totality of the judgment: the nations’ very life‐essence is squeezed out under divine wrath. Historical Backdrop Isaiah 63 belongs to the latter part of the book where comfort for Zion is assured through the coming of the Redeemer who also executes judgment. The picture recalls ancient winepresses of Judah, where grapes were crushed in a large basin and the juice (נֵצַח, “lifeblood”) flowed into collection vats. Isaiah appropriates that familiar agrarian scene to portray the inevitability and thoroughness of God’s righteous retribution. Theological Significance Judgment and Atonement Intertwined Divine Sovereignty and Moral Certainty Christological Echoes Revelation 19:13 depicts Christ at His return “clothed in a robe dipped in blood,” echoing Isaiah 63. The same life‐essence once belonging to unrepentant nations becomes the emblem of victory. Yet the New Testament also reveals that the Son first offered His own blood so that all who believe might be spared the fate envisioned in Isaiah. Practical Ministry Implications 1. Preaching on Judgment: נֵצַח challenges modern aversion to divine wrath. Faithful proclamation must include God’s righteous opposition to sin and the final accounting that costs rebels their very lifeblood. Related Biblical Themes • Blood as Life: Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 17:11 In every appearance נֵצַח lays bare the ultimate consequence of sin and magnifies the unmatched sufficiency of the Redeemer’s blood, urging all who hear to flee to the cross while grace is offered. Forms and Transliterations נִצְחָֽם׃ נִצְחָם֙ נצחם נצחם׃ niṣ·ḥām niṣḥām nitzChamLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Isaiah 63:3 HEB: בַּחֲמָתִ֑י וְיֵ֤ז נִצְחָם֙ עַל־ בְּגָדַ֔י NAS: them in My wrath; And their lifeblood is sprinkled KJV: them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled INT: my wrath is sprinkled and their lifeblood on my garments Isaiah 63:6 2 Occurrences |
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