נָתַץ
na.tats
“to tear”
Definition
to tear down
a primitive root;
- to pull down, break down, cast down, throw down, beat down, destroy, overthrow, break out (teeth) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pull down 1a2) to break down, break off 1b) (Niphal) to be pulled or broken down 1c) (Piel) to tear down 1d) (Pual) to be torn down 1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be broken down
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נָתַץ appears 39 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.
Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
When the men of the city got up in the morning, there was Baal’s altar torn down, with the Asherah pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar.
See, I have appointed you todayover nations and kingdomsto uproot and tear down,to destroy and overthrow,to build and plant.”
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