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Strong's H5423 נָתַק (nathaq)

Nathaq means “tear off” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5423 — phrenapates (“deceiver”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5423
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 26
Books 10

Strong's H5423 Quick Answer

Strong's H5423 נָתַק (nathaq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nathaq (naw-thak') v. 1. to tear off [a primitive root] It has 26 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include off, out, away, break, and burst. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nathaq (naw-thak') v. 1. to tear off [a primitive root]
Usage
26 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
off, out, away, break, and burst

Meaning and Definition

nathaq (naw-thak') v. 1. to tear off [a primitive root] KJV: break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.

Original Word
נָתַק
Transliteration
nathaq
Derivation
Root: נתק
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5423. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to tear

Usage: 1) to pull or tear or draw off or away or apart, draw out, pluck up, break, lift, root out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw away 1a2) to draw or pull off 1a3) to pull or tear away 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be drawn away, be drawn out 1b2) to be torn apart or in two, be snapped 1b3) to be separated 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to tear apart, snap 1c2) to tear out, tear up, tear away 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to draw away 1d2) to drag away 1e) (Hophal) to be drawn away

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How Strong's H5423 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nathaq, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

off Judges 16:12 away Joshua 8:16 out Joshua 8:6 break Psalms 2:3 burst Jeremiah 2:20 draw Judges 20:32 lifted Joshua 4:18 pluck Jeremiah 22:24 pull Jeremiah 12:3

How Strong's H5423 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 26 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5423 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5423 in the Old Testament

26 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 22:24 KJV

Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.

Joshua 4:18 KJV

And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.

Joshua 8:6 KJV

(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.

Usage Excerpts

First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5423.

Leviticus 22:24 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
Joshua 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
Joshua 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
Joshua 8:16 Old Testament, KJV
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Judges 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
Judges 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
Judges 20:31 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Judges 20:32 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.
Job 17:11 Old Testament, KJV
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
Job 18:14 Old Testament, KJV
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
Psalms 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Psalms 107:14 Old Testament, KJV
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 Old Testament, KJV
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Isaiah 5:27 Old Testament, KJV
None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
Isaiah 33:20 Old Testament, KJV
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Isaiah 58:6 Old Testament, KJV
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Jeremiah 2:20 Old Testament, KJV
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
Jeremiah 5:5 Old Testament, KJV
I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Jeremiah 6:29 Old Testament, KJV
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
Jeremiah 10:20 Old Testament, KJV
My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
Jeremiah 12:3 Old Testament, KJV
But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
Jeremiah 22:24 Old Testament, KJV
As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
Jeremiah 30:8 Old Testament, KJV
For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
Ezekiel 17:9 Old Testament, KJV
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
Ezekiel 23:34 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
Nahum 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5423, grouped by book.

Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5423 FAQ

What does nathaq (נָתַק) mean?

Nathaq (Strong's H5423) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "tear off". nathaq (naw-thak') v. 1. to tear off [a primitive root]

How many times is nathaq (נָתַק) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's H5423 across 10 books.

Where can I study nathaq (נָתַק) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5423 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nathaq (נָתַק)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as off, out, away, break, burst, and lifted. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.