1) to pull down, break down, cast down, throw down, beat down, destroy, overthrow, break out (teeth)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to pull down
1a2) to break down, break off
1b) (Niphal) to be pulled or broken down
1c) (Piel) to tear down
1d) (Pual) to be torn down
1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be broken down
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1446
נָתַץ verb pull down, break down (Late Hebrew Hoph`al, and derivatives; compare perhaps Ethiopic
(with transposition and weakening of sibilant),
destruere, demoliri, excidere Di
634); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳נ Judges 6:30 +, 3 plural נָָֽתְצוּ 2 Kings 25:10; Jeremiah 52:14, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִתֹּץ Ezekiel 26:9 + Ezekiel 26:12 (Co, for ᵑ0 יִתְּצוּ); וַיִּתֹּץ Judges 9:45; 2 Kings 23:7; suffix יִתְּצֵנִי Job 19:10, יִתָּצְךָ Psalm 52:7; 1singular אֶתֹּץ Judges 8:9; 3masculine plural וַיִּתְּצוּ 2 Kings 10:27 (twice in verse); 2masculine plural תִּתֹּ֑צוּ Deuteronomy 7:5, תִּתֹּצ֑וּן Exodus 34:13; Judges 2:2; וַתִּתְֿצוּ Isaiah 22:2, etc.; Imperative נְתֹץ Psalm 58:7; Infinitive construct לִנְתֿוֺץ Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 18:7, לִנְתֹֿץ Jeremiah 31:28 (on תֿ see Ges§ 45g); Passive participle plural הַנְּתֻצִים Jeremiah 33:4; —
1 literally pull down a structure (accusative): altar Judges 2:2; Judges 6:30,31,32; Exodus 34:13 (J), Deuteronomy 7:5; 2 Kings 23:12; high place (במה) 2 Kings 23:8, בָּמָה + מִזְבֵּחַ 2 Kings 23:15; מַצֵּבָה 2 Kings 10:27; בֵּית הַבַּעַל 2 Kings 10:27; 2 Kings 11:18 2Chronicles 23:17, compare 2 Kings 23:7; a tower Judges 8:9,17, compare Ezekiel 26:9 (בְּחַרְבוֺתָיו); (any) house Isaiah 22:10; Ezekiel 26:12; Leviticus 14:45, so הַנְּחֻצִים Jeremiah 33:4 (strangely + אֶל, compare Gf Gie); city-wall Jeremiah 39:8; 2 Kings 25:10 = Jeremiah 52:14; city Judges 9:45. 2 figurative:
a. pull down a nation, break its power, וּלְהַאֲבִיד ׳וְלִנְתוֺשׁ וְלִנ (וְלַהֲרוֺס) (object not expressed) Jeremiah 1:10 (so Ecclus 49:7b), = Jeremiah 18:7, compare Jeremiah 31:18.
b. an individual, subject God, יִתְּצֵנִי סָבִיב Job 19:10, יִתָּצְךָ Psalm 52:7.
c. jaw-teeth of lions (metaphor) Psalm 58:7 (break down, break off, so only here, but see נָתַע).
Niph`al be pulled, broken, down: Perfect3plural ׳נִתְּצוּ מִמְּנֵי י Jeremiah 4:26 (of cities), so מִמֶּנּוּ ׳נ Nahum 1:6 (of rocks).
Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular נִתַּץ2Chronicles 33:3; 3 plural וְנִתְּצוּ Ezekiel 16:39 (consecutive); 2 masculine plural וְנִתַּצְתֶּם Deuteronomy 12:3; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְנַתֵּץ2Chronicles 34:7; 3 masculine plural וַיְנַתְּצוּ2Chronicles 31:1 2t.; — tear down (chiefly late): with accusative altars Deuteronomy 12:3, + בָּמוֺת2Chronicles 31:1, + הַחַמָּנִים, etc., 2 Chronicles 34:4, + אֲשֵׁרִים 2 Chronicles 34:7; בָּמוֺת alone 2 Chronicles 33:3, רָמֹתַיִךְ Ezekiel 16:39; city wall 2Chronicles 36:19.
Pu`al be torn down: Perfect3masculine singular נֻתַּץ Judges 6:28 (of altar + אֲשֵׁרָה).
Hoph`al (or
Qal passive Ges§ 53u) be broken down, broken, only Imperfect3masculine singular ייֻתָּ֑ץ Leviticus 11:35 (of תַּנּוּר, see Dr-WhHpt, and כִּירַיִם, see above).
Strong's Hebrew: 5422. נָתַץ (nathats) — 42 Occurrences
Exodus 34:13
HEB: אֶת־ מִזְבְּחֹתָם֙ תִּתֹּצ֔וּן וְאֶת־ מַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם
NAS: But [rather], you are to tear down their altars
KJV: But ye shall destroy their altars,
INT: for their altars tear their pillars and smash
Leviticus 11:35
HEB: תַּנּ֧וּר וְכִירַ֛יִם יֻתָּ֖ץ טְמֵאִ֣ים הֵ֑ם
NAS: or a stove shall be smashed; they are unclean
KJV: or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: [for] they [are] unclean,
INT: an oven A stove shall be smashed are unclean as
Leviticus 14:45
HEB: וְנָתַ֣ץ אֶת־ הַבַּ֗יִת
NAS: He shall therefore tear down the house,
KJV: And he shall break down the house,
INT: tear the house stones
Deuteronomy 7:5
HEB: לָהֶ֔ם מִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתֹּ֔צוּ וּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם תְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּ
NAS: you shall do to them: you shall tear down their altars,
KJV: But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars,
INT: like their altars shall tear their pillars and smash
Deuteronomy 12:3
HEB: וְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־ מִזְבּחֹתָ֗ם
NAS: You shall tear down their altars
KJV: And ye shall overthrow their altars,
INT: shall tear their altars and smash
Judges 2:2
HEB: הַזֹּ֔את מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם תִּתֹּצ֑וּן וְלֹֽא־ שְׁמַעְתֶּ֥ם
NAS: land; you shall tear down their altars.'
KJV: of this land; ye shall throw down their altars:
INT: likewise their altars shall tear no obeyed
Judges 6:28
HEB: בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֤ה נֻתַּץ֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח הַבַּ֔עַל
NAS: of Baal was torn down, and the Asherah
KJV: of Baal was cast down, and the grove
INT: the morning behold was torn the altar of Baal
Judges 6:30
HEB: וְיָמֹ֑ת כִּ֤י נָתַץ֙ אֶת־ מִזְבַּ֣ח
NAS: that he may die, for he has torn down the altar
KJV: that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar
INT: may die and indeed has torn the altar of Baal
Judges 6:31
HEB: ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י נָתַ֖ץ אֶֽת־ מִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃
NAS: for himself, because someone has torn down his altar.
KJV: let him plead for himself, because [one] hath cast down his altar.
INT: contend because has torn his altar
Judges 6:32
HEB: הַבַּ֔עַל כִּ֥י נָתַ֖ץ אֶֽת־ מִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃
NAS: against him, because he had torn down his altar.
KJV: plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
INT: Baal because had torn his altar
Judges 8:9
HEB: בְּשׁוּבִ֣י בְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶתֹּ֖ץ אֶת־ הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל
NAS: safely, I will tear down this
KJV: in peace, I will break down this tower.
INT: return safely will tear tower this
Judges 8:17
HEB: מִגְדַּ֥ל פְּנוּאֵ֖ל נָתָ֑ץ וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג אֶת־
NAS: He tore down the tower of Penuel
KJV: And he beat down the tower of Penuel,
INT: the tower of Penuel tore and killed the men
Judges 9:45
HEB: בָּ֖הּ הָרָ֑ג וַיִּתֹּץ֙ אֶת־ הָעִ֔יר
NAS: who [were] in it; then he razed the city
KJV: the people that [was] therein, and beat down the city,
INT: who and killed razed the city and sowed
2 Kings 10:27
HEB: וַֽיִּתְּצ֔וּ אֵ֖ת מַצְּבַ֣ת
NAS: They also broke down
KJV: And they brake down the image of Baal,
INT: broke the pillar of Baal
2 Kings 10:27
HEB: מַצְּבַ֣ת הַבָּ֑עַל וַֽיִּתְּצוּ֙ אֶת־ בֵּ֣ית
NAS: They also broke down the [sacred] pillar
KJV: of Baal, and brake down the house
INT: the pillar of Baal down the house of Baal
2 Kings 11:18
HEB: בֵּית־ הַבַּ֜עַל וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּ אֶת־ [מִזְבְּחֹתֹו
NAS: of Baal, and tore it down; his altars
KJV: of Baal, and brake it down; his altars
INT: to the house of Baal and tore his altars and his images
2 Kings 23:7
HEB: וַיִּתֹּץ֙ אֶת־ בָּתֵּ֣י
NAS: He also broke down the houses
KJV: And he brake down the houses
INT: broke the houses of the cult
2 Kings 23:8
HEB: בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וְנָתַ֞ץ אֶת־ בָּמ֣וֹת
NAS: to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places
KJV: to Beersheba, and brake down the high places
INT: against to Beersheba broke places of the gates
2 Kings 23:12
HEB: בֵּית־ יְהוָ֖ה נָתַ֣ץ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיָּ֣רָץ
NAS: the king broke down; and he smashed
KJV: did the king beat down, and brake [them] down
INT: of the house of the LORD broke the king smashed
2 Kings 23:15
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַבָּמָ֖ה נָתָ֑ץ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ף אֶת־
NAS: and the high place he broke down. Then he demolished
KJV: and the high place he brake down, and burned
INT: he place broke and burned and the high
2 Kings 25:10
HEB: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל־ חֵ֣יל
NAS: of the guard broke down the walls
KJV: of the guard, brake down the walls
INT: Jerusalem around broke all the army
2 Chronicles 23:17
HEB: בֵּית־ הַבַּ֙עַל֙ וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ וְאֶת־ מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יו
NAS: of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces
KJV: of Baal, and brake it down, and brake
INT: to the house of Baal and tore his altars and his images
2 Chronicles 31:1
HEB: וַיְגַדְּע֣וּ הָאֲשֵׁרִ֡ים וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּ אֶת־ הַ֠בָּמוֹת
NAS: the Asherim and pulled down the high places
KJV: the groves, and threw down the high places
INT: cut the Asherim and pulled the high and the altars
2 Chronicles 33:3
HEB: הַבָּמ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִתַּ֖ץ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֑יו
NAS: his father had broken down; he also erected
KJV: his father had broken down, and he reared up
INT: the high which had broken Hezekiah his father
2 Chronicles 34:4
HEB: וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּ לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֚ת
NAS: They tore down the altars of the Baals
KJV: And they brake down the altars
INT: tore his presence the altars
2 Chronicles 34:7
HEB: וַיְנַתֵּ֣ץ אֶת־ הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹת
NAS: he also tore down the altars and beat
KJV: And when he had broken down the altars
INT: tore the altars the Asherim
2 Chronicles 36:19
HEB: בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּ אֵ֖ת חוֹמַ֣ת
NAS: of God and broke down the wall
KJV: of God, and brake down the wall
INT: the house of God and broke the wall of Jerusalem
Job 19:10
HEB: יִתְּצֵ֣נִי סָ֭בִיב וָאֵלַ֑ךְ
NAS: He breaks me down on every side,
KJV: He hath destroyed me on every side,
INT: breaks every am gone
Psalm 52:5
HEB: גַּם־ אֵל֮ יִתָּצְךָ֪ לָ֫נֶ֥צַח יַחְתְּךָ֣
NAS: But God will break you down forever;
KJV: God shall likewise destroy thee for ever,
INT: But God will break forever will snatch
Psalm 58:6
HEB: מַלְתְּע֥וֹת כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים נְתֹ֣ץ ׀ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: in their mouth; Break out the fangs
KJV: in their mouth: break out the great teeth
INT: teeth of the young Break LORD
Isaiah 22:10
HEB: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סְפַרְתֶּ֑ם וַתִּתְֿצוּ֙ הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים לְבַצֵּ֖ר
NAS: of Jerusalem And tore down houses
KJV: and the houses have ye broken down to fortify
INT: of Jerusalem counted and tore houses to fortify
Jeremiah 1:10
HEB: הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת לִנְת֥וֹשׁ וְלִנְת֖וֹץ וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד וְלַהֲר֑וֹס
NAS: To pluck up and to break down, To destroy
KJV: to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy,
INT: the kingdoms to pluck break to destroy overthrow
Jeremiah 4:26
HEB: וְכָל־ עָרָ֗יו נִתְּצוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה
NAS: its cities were pulled down Before
KJV: and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence
INT: and all cities were pulled the presence the LORD
Jeremiah 18:7
HEB: מַמְלָכָ֑ה לִנְת֥וֹשׁ וְלִנְת֖וֹץ וּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃
NAS: to uproot, to pull down, or to destroy
KJV: to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy
INT: A kingdom to uproot to pull to destroy
Jeremiah 31:28
HEB: עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לִנְת֧וֹשׁ וְלִנְת֛וֹץ וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד
NAS: them to pluck up, to break down, to overthrow,
KJV: them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down,
INT: over to pluck to break to overthrow to destroy
Jeremiah 33:4
HEB: מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה הַנְּתֻצִ֕ים אֶל־ הַסֹּלְל֖וֹת
NAS: of Judah which are broken down [to make a defense] against
KJV: of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts,
INT: of the kings of Judah are broken against the siege
Jeremiah 39:8
HEB: חֹמ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם נָתָֽצוּ׃
NAS: of the people, and they broke down the walls
KJV: with fire, and brake down the walls
INT: the walls of Jerusalem broke
Jeremiah 52:14
HEB: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל־ חֵ֣יל
NAS: of the guard broke down all
KJV: of the guard, brake down all the walls
INT: Jerusalem around broke all the army
Ezekiel 16:39
HEB: וְהָרְס֤וּ גַבֵּךְ֙ וְנִתְּצ֣וּ רָמֹתַ֔יִךְ וְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּ
NAS: your shrines, demolish your high places,
KJV: thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places:
INT: will tear your shrines demolish your high strip
Ezekiel 26:9
HEB: בְּחֹֽמוֹתָ֑יִךְ וּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְ יִתֹּ֖ץ בְּחַרְבוֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: and with his axes he will break down your towers.
KJV: and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
INT: your walls your towers will break his axes
Ezekiel 26:12
HEB: וּבָתֵּ֥י חֶמְדָּתֵ֖ךְ יִתֹּ֑צוּ וַאֲבָנַ֤יִךְ וְעֵצַ֙יִךְ֙
NAS: your walls and destroy your pleasant
KJV: thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant
INT: houses your pleasant and destroy your stones and your timbers
Nahum 1:6
HEB: כָאֵ֔שׁ וְהַצֻּרִ֖ים נִתְּצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
NAS: And the rocks are broken up by Him.
KJV: and the rocks are thrown down by him.
INT: fire and the rocks are broken at
(with transposition and weakening of sibilant), destruere, demoliri, excidere Di634); —