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נָתַח H5408
H5408 is the Hebrew word נָתַח, transliterated nâthach and said naw-thakh'. The King James Version most often renders it cut.
What it means
to dismember.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cut (in pieces), divide, hew in pieces.
Verses using נָתַח
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 29:17 · KJV
And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.
Leviticus 1:6 · KJV
And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
Leviticus 1:12 · KJV
And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
Leviticus 8:20 · KJV
And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
Judges 19:29 · KJV
And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
Judges 20:6 · KJV
And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
1 Samuel 11:7 · KJV
And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
1 Kings 18:23 · KJV
Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
1 Kings 18:33 · KJV
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5408 mean?
H5408 is the Hebrew word נָתַח (nâthach), meaning to dismember.
How is H5408 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it cut (5 times), divided (1 time), cut her in pieces (1 time), hewed them in pieces (1 time), cut it in pieces (1 time).
How many times does H5408 appear in the Bible?
נָתַח (nâthach) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5408 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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