Lexical Summary nathash: To uproot, to pull up, to tear away, to pluck out Original Word: נָתַשׁ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance destroy, forsake, pluck out, up, by the roots, pull up, root out up, utterlyA primitive root; to tear away -- destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), X utterly. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to pull or pluck up, root out NASB Translation pluck (3), plucked (2), root (1), rooted (1), snatched away (1), uproot (9), uprooted (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs נָתַשׁ verb pull or pluck up, root out, especially in Jeremiah and later (Ecclus Imperfect3feminine singular תנתש נטע Ecclesiasticus 3:9; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 נְתַשׁ id.; Syriac  tear off, away; Arabic  is loan-word Frä137); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular וְנָתַשׁ consecutive 1 Kings 14:15; 2feminine singular נָתַשְׁתְּ Psalm 9:7, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix וַיִּתְּשֵׁם Deuteronomy 29:27; 1singular אֶתּשׁ Jeremiah 12:14, אֶתּוֺשׁ Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 42:10; Infinitive absolute נָתוֺשׁ Jeremiah 12:17; construct לִנְתֿוֺשׁ Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 18:7, לִנְתשׁ Jeremiah 31:28 (on תֿ see Ges§ 45g); suffix נָתְשִׁי Jeremiah 12:15; Participle active נֹתֵשׁ Jeremiah 45:4, suffix נֹתְשָׁם Jeremiah 12:14; — pull or pluck up, with accusative Asherim Micah 5:13 (מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ); especially of nation, מֵעַל ׳אֶתיִֿשׂ ׳וְנ הָאֲדָמָה 1 Kings 14:15, so Deuteronomy 29:27; Jeremiah 12:14; 2Chronicles 7:20; אֶתּשׁ מִתּוֺכָם Jeremiah 12:14; without ׳מֵעַל וְגו Jeremiah 12:15,17; opposed to נָטַע Jeremiah 45:4; object omitted Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 42:10 (both opposed to נָטַע); so infinitive absolute נָתוֺשׁ וְאַבֵּד Jeremiah 12:17; infinitive construct לִנְתֿוֺשׁ Jeremiah 1:10 = Jeremiah 18:7; compare Jeremiah 31:28 (see נתץ Qal 2 a); once of cities ׳עָרִים נ Psalm 9:7 thou hast uprooted cities. Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular יִנָּתֵשׁ Jeremiah 31:40 it shall not be rooted up ("" יֵהָרֵס, reference to the city Jerusalem); 3feminine singular תִּנָּתֵשׁ Daniel 11:4 of kingdom; 3 masculine plural יִנָָּֽתְשׁוּ מֵעַל אַדְמָתָם Amos 9:15 (of Israel; opposed to נָטַע). — For יִנָָּֽתְשׁוּ Jeremiah 18:14 read יִנָָּֽשְׁתוּ √ נשׁת q. v. Hoph`al Imperfect3feminine singular וַתֻּתַּשׁ Ezekiel 19:12 and she was rooted up (of Israel, under figure of vine). Topical Lexicon Overview נָתַשׁ regularly portrays the deliberate act of pulling up what was formerly fixed in place. The verb is employed for tearing out cities, nations, peoples, kings, borders, and idols. Its imagery of forced displacement stands in deliberate contrast to נָטַע, “to plant,” creating a recurring tension between divine uprooting and re-planting that frames major covenant themes from Deuteronomy through the Prophets. Judgment upon Covenant Unfaithfulness 1. Territorial removal. Deuteronomy 29:28 inaugurates the motif: “The LORD uprooted them from their land in anger, rage, and great wrath, and cast them into another land, as they are today”. What was pledged to Abraham can be extracted when the covenant is violated. National and Personal Dimensions While entire peoples are uprooted (Jeremiah 12:14; Daniel 11:4), the verb also touches individual security. Psalm 9:6 testifies, “Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy; You have uprooted their cities.” The principle is that no fortress—personal or political—survives when God’s verdict is against it. Hope of Divine Replanting Judgment is never God’s final word. Jeremiah 12:15 balances verse 14: “But after I have uprooted them, I will again have compassion… and will bring each of them back to his own inheritance.” Likewise Jeremiah 24:6, Jeremiah 31:28, and Jeremiah 42:10 articulate a gracious resolve to “plant” after uprooting. Amos 9:15 climaxes the hope: “I will plant them on their land, and they will never again be uprooted…” Restoration theology depends on God’s exclusive right both to remove and to restore. Messianic Purging of Idolatry Micah 5:14 extends the verb to idol destruction: “I will uproot your Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities.” The Messiah not only gathers the remnant but eradicates every rival root, preparing a purified community. Intertextual Links • Jeremiah 18:7 pairs נָתַשׁ with “speaking concerning a nation… to uproot,” but immediate repentance can revoke the announced disaster, displaying the conditional nature of prophetic judgment. Theological and Pastoral Implications 1. Sovereign prerogative. The LORD alone holds authority to establish or tear down; nations rise and fall according to His purpose, not geopolitical chance. Summary נָתַשׁ weaves through Scripture as a vivid verb of covenant enforcement: God uproots the unfaithful, yet He also replants the repentant and firmly establishes His redeemed people. Understanding this word summons the church to sober reverence, hopeful endurance, and faithful proclamation of both warning and promise. Forms and Transliterations אֶתּ֑וֹשׁ אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ אֶתּֽוֹשׁ׃ אתוש אתוש׃ וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י וְנָתַ֣שׁ וְנָתַשְׁתִּ֥י וַיִּתְּשֵׁ֤ם וַתֻּתַּ֤שׁ וּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗ים ויתשם ונתש ונתשתי ונתשתים ותתש יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ יִנָּתְשׁ֜וּ יִנָּתֵ֧שׁ ינתש ינתשו לִנְת֥וֹשׁ לִנְת֧וֹשׁ לנתוש נָת֥וֹשׁ נָתְשִׁ֣י נָתַ֑שְׁתָּ נֹֽתְשָׁם֙ נֹתֵ֑שׁ נתוש נתש נתשי נתשם נתשת תִנָּתֵשׁ֙ תנתש ’et·tō·wōš ’ettōwōš etToosh lin·ṯō·wōš linToosh linṯōwōš nā·ṯaš·tā nā·ṯə·šî nā·ṯō·wōš naTashta nāṯaštā nateShi nāṯəšî naToosh nāṯōwōš nō·ṯə·šām nō·ṯêš nōṯêš nōṯəšām noTesh noteSham ṯin·nā·ṯêš ṯinnāṯêš tinnaTesh ū·nə·ṯaš·tîm unetashTim ūnəṯaštîm vaiyitteShem vattutTash venaTash veNatashTi wat·tut·taš wattuttaš way·yit·tə·šêm wayyittəšêm wə·nā·ṯaš wə·nā·ṯaš·tî wənāṯaš wənāṯaštî yin·nā·ṯə·šū yin·nā·ṯêš yinnāṯêš yinnaTesh yinnateShu yinnāṯəšūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 29:28 HEB: וַיִּתְּשֵׁ֤ם יְהוָה֙ מֵעַ֣ל NAS: and the LORD uprooted them from their land KJV: And the LORD rooted them out of their land INT: uprooted and the LORD from 1 Kings 14:15 2 Chronicles 7:20 Psalm 9:6 Jeremiah 1:10 Jeremiah 12:14 Jeremiah 12:14 Jeremiah 12:15 Jeremiah 12:17 Jeremiah 12:17 Jeremiah 18:7 Jeremiah 18:14 Jeremiah 24:6 Jeremiah 31:28 Jeremiah 31:40 Jeremiah 42:10 Jeremiah 45:4 Ezekiel 19:12 Daniel 11:4 Amos 9:15 Micah 5:14 21 Occurrences |
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