Nᵉṭîyshâh — H5189

Definition

feminine noun

a tendril (as an offshoot)

1. twig, tendril, tendrils of a vine (as spread out)

Usually translated as

battlement, branch, plant

Origin

from H5203

• Derived from Nâṭash (H5203)

Greek equivalents

• klēma (G2814)

Occurrences

Nᵉṭîyshâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (2)

• Isaiah 18:5 — For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches (הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת).
• Jeremiah 5:10 — Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements (נְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָ); for they are not the LORD’s.
• Jeremiah 48:32 — O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants (נְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙) are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.