נֵתַח
nêthach · nay'-thakh
a fragment
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5408 (נָתַח);
a fragment
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: part, piece.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the mark, the covenant sign › to separate and protect
The seed, life continuing of the mark, the covenant sign that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נֵתַח 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
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- it into his pieces2 · 15%
- piece2 · 15%
- in pieces1 · 8%
- them unto his pieces1 · 8%
- the parts1 · 8%
- into pieces1 · 8%
- and the pieces1 · 8%
- unto him, with the pieces1 · 8%
- pieces1 · 8%
- the pieces1 · 8%
- by piece1 · 8%
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.