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נֶצַח H5331

H5331 is the Hebrew word נֶצַח, transliterated netsach and said neh'-tsakh. The King James Version most often renders it ever.

Word: נֶצַחTransliteration: netsachSaid: neh'-tsakhLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 35 verses

What it means

properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view).

Where it comes from

or נֵצַח; from H5329 (נָצַח).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 32 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ever 15×never 4×victory 2×end 2×perpetual 2×also the strength 1×come to a perpetual 1×alway 1×thyself for ever 1×always 1×because he will not ever 1×thereof shall ever 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: alway(-s), constantly, end, ([phrase] n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.

Verses using נֶצַח

All 35 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 15:29 · KJV

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

2 Samuel 2:26 · KJV

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

1 Chronicles 29:11 · KJV

Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

Job 4:20 · KJV

They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.

Job 14:20 · KJV

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

Job 20:7 · KJV

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

Job 23:7 · KJV

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Job 34:36 · KJV

My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

Job 36:7 · KJV

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

Psalm 9:6 · KJV

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

Psalm 9:18 · KJV

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Psalm 10:11 · KJV

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Psalm 13:1 · KJV

How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Psalm 49:9 · KJV

That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

Psalm 49:19 · KJV

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

Psalm 52:5 · KJV

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Psalm 74:1 · KJV

O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Psalm 74:3 · KJV

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

Psalm 77:8 · KJV

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

Psalm 79:5 · KJV

How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Psalm 89:46 · KJV

How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Psalm 103:9 · KJV

He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

Isaiah 13:20 · KJV

It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

Isaiah 25:8 · KJV

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Isaiah 28:28 · KJV

Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.

Isaiah 33:20 · 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 34:10 · KJV

It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

Isaiah 57:16 · KJV

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

Jeremiah 3:5 · KJV

Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

Jeremiah 15:18 · KJV

Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?

Jeremiah 50:39 · KJV

Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

Lamentations 3:18 · KJV

And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:

Lamentations 5:20 · KJV

Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

Amos 8:7 · KJV

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

Habakkuk 1:4 · KJV

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5331 mean?

H5331 is the Hebrew word נֶצַח (netsach), meaning properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view).

How is H5331 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ever (15 times), never (4 times), victory (2 times), end (2 times), perpetual (2 times), among others.

How many times does H5331 appear in the Bible?

נֶצַח (netsach) is tagged in 35 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5331 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or נֵצַח; from H5329 (נָצַח).

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