נָטַע
nâṭaʻ · naw-tah'
properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- properly, to strike in, i.e. fix
- specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fastened, plant(-er).
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to surround and contain › to see and know
The seed, life continuing that works to surround and contain that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָטַע above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
58 occurrences · 58 OT · 0 NT · 48 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and plant4 · 11%
- and i will plant4 · 11%
- them; and they shall plant3 · 8%
- and to plant3 · 8%
- hath planted2 · 5%
- and will plant2 · 5%
- in them; and plant2 · 5%
- planted1 · 3%
- and he planted1 · 3%
- and abraham planted1 · 3%
- them in, and plant1 · 3%
- and shall have planted1 · 3%
- which thou plantedst1 · 3%
- thou shalt not plant1 · 3%
- is he that hath planted1 · 3%
- therein: thou shalt plant1 · 3%
- thou shalt plant1 · 3%
- which ye planted1 · 3%
- and plantedst1 · 3%
- and planted1 · 3%
- he that planted1 · 3%
- which he hath planted1 · 3%
- she planteth1 · 3%
- i planted1 · 3%
- and i planted1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.