Strong's Lexicon naar: To shake, shake out, shake off Original Word: נָאַר Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4579 (seio): To shake, agitate, cause to tremble - G1621 (ekseio): To shake off, shake out Usage: The Hebrew verb "naar" primarily means to shake or shake off. It is used in various contexts in the Old Testament to describe the physical act of shaking or removing something, often with the connotation of discarding or cleansing. The term can also imply a sense of agitation or disturbance. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the act of shaking off dust or dirt was a common practice, symbolizing the removal of impurities or the rejection of something undesirable. This action was often performed as a sign of cleansing or as a symbolic gesture to indicate separation or disassociation from a place or people. The concept of shaking can also be metaphorically extended to describe the unsettling of nations or individuals, reflecting a divine intervention or judgment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition probably to abhor, spurn NASB Translation abandoned (1), spurned (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [נָאַר] verb only Pi`el exact meaning uncertain; probably (from context) abhor, spurn (De compare Arabic Pi`el Perfect subject ׳י, נִאֵר Lamentations 2:7 (object מִקְדָּשׁוֺ; "" זָנַת); 2 masculine singular נֵאַרְתָּה Psalm 89:40 (object בְּרית עַבְדְּךָ; "" חִלֵּל, and זָנַח, מָאַס Psalm 89:39; doubts cast on text by Hup (reading נאץ), Now, BuLamentations 2:7). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance abhor, make void A primitive root; to reject -- abhor, make void. Forms and Transliterations נִאֵ֣ר נֵ֭אַרְתָּה נאר נארתה nê’artāh nê·’ar·tāh Neartah ni’êr ni·’êr niErLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Psalm 89:39 HEB: נֵ֭אַרְתָּה בְּרִ֣ית עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ NAS: You have spurned the covenant KJV: Thou hast made void the covenant INT: have spurned the covenant of your servant Lamentations 2:7 2 Occurrences |
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