Nâʼats — H5006

H5006 · Hebrew — נאץ

Pronunciation: naw-ats'

Definition

verb

to scorn;

  1. to spurn, contemn, despise, abhor
    1. (Qal) to spurn, contemn
    2. (Piel)
      1. to spurn
      2. to cause to contemn
    3. (Hiphil) to spurn
    4. (Hithpolel) to be contemned

Usually translated as

blaspheme, provoke, abhor, contemn, despise, flourish, great

Origin

a primitive root; in Ecclesiastes 12:5, by interchange for H5132, to bloom

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nâʼats occurs 25 times in 24 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (2), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), Psalms (5), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N