נָצָה natsah
Hebrew word for “to struggle” · Strong’s H5327 · used 11 times in 10 verses
Meaning
1) to struggle; 1a) (Niphal) to struggle; 1b) (Hiphil) to struggle
Senses in the lexicon
- to struggle (8)
- to desolate (3)
How it is translated
Glosses given for natsah in context, with how often each is used:
- struggled together 2
- ruined 2
- struggling together 1
- will struggle together 1
- struggled 1
- when struggled they 1
- will be struggling together 1
- when struggled with he 1
- will fall in ruins 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 2 (1), Exodus 21 (1), Leviticus 24 (1), Numbers 26 (1), Deuteronomy 25 (1), 2 Samuel 14 (1), 2 Kings 19 (1), Psalms 60 (1), Isaiah 37 (1), Jeremiah 4 (1)
Forms
- נצים 3
- ינצו 2
- וינצו 2
- הצו 1
- בהצתם 1
- בהצותו 1
- תצינה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with natsah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׁאָה shaah “to crash” 2
- נָכָה nakhah “to smite” 4
- גַּל gal “heap” 2
- בָּצַר batsar “to gather/restrain/fortify” 2
- יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 4
- יָצַר yatsar “to form” 2
- אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 3
- קֶדֶם qedem “front” 2
- רָחֹק rachoq “distant” 2
- שְׁנַיִם shenayim “two” 3
- אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 3
- עִיר ir “city” 3
Key verses
The verses using natsah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 2:13 — And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
- Exodus 21:22 — If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the…
- Leviticus 24:10 — And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of…
- Numbers 26:9 — And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and…
- Deuteronomy 25:11 — When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth…
- 2 Samuel 14:6 — And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
- 2 Kings 19:25 — Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste…
- Psalms 60:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of…
- Isaiah 37:26 — Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay…
- Jeremiah 4:7 — The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy…
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.