Nâshath — H5405

Definition

verb

properly, to eliminate, i.e. (intransitively) to dry up

1. to be dry, be parched
1. (Qal) to be dry, be parched
2. (Niphal) to be dried up

Usually translated as

fail

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• thraúō (G2352)
• xēraínō (G3583)
• pínō (G4095)

Occurrences

Nâshath occurs 3 times in the King James.

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

• Isaiah 19:5 — And the waters shall fail (וְנִשְּׁתוּ) from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
• Isaiah 41:17 — When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth (נָשָׁ֑תָּה) for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
• Jeremiah 51:30 — The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed (נָשְׁתָ֥ה); they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.