נָשַׁת
na.shat
“be dry”
Definition
properly, to eliminate, i.e. (intransitively) to dry up
a primitive root;
- to be dry, be parched 1a) (Qal) to be dry, be parched 1b) (Niphal) to be dried up
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נָשַׁת appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The waters of the Nile will dry up,and the riverbed will be parched and empty.
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none;their tongues are parched with thirst.I, the LORD, will answer them;I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting;they sit in their strongholds.Their strength is exhausted;they have become like women.Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze,the bars of her gates are broken.
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