נָטַשׁ
na.tash
“to leave”
Definition
properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject, let alone, permit, remit, etc.)
a primitive root;
- to leave, permit, forsake, cast off or away, reject, suffer, join, spread out or abroad, be loosed, cease, abandon, quit, hang loose, cast down, make a raid, lie fallow, let fall, forgo, draw 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to leave, let alone, lie fallow, entrust to 1a2) to forsake, abandon 1a3) to permit 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be forsaken 1b2) to be loosened, be loose 1b3) to be let go, spread abroad 1c) (Pual) to be abandoned, be deserted
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Occurrences
נָטַשׁ appears 37 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us.
The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
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For the palace will be forsaken,the busy city abandoned.The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeysand a pasture for flocks—
therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.
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