5331. netsach
Strong's Lexicon
netsach: Forever, eternity, splendor, enduring, perpetual

Original Word: נֵצַח
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: netsach
Pronunciation: NAY-tsakh
Phonetic Spelling: (neh'-tsakh)
Definition: Forever, eternity, splendor, enduring, perpetual
Meaning: a goal, the bright object at a, distance travelled towards, splendor, truthfulness, confidence, continually

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to glitter or be bright

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G165 (αἰών - aiōn): Often translated as "age" or "eternity," reflecting a similar concept of time without end.

- G166 (αἰώνιος - aiōnios): Meaning "eternal" or "everlasting," used to describe the nature of God, life, and divine promises.

Usage: The Hebrew word "netsach" primarily conveys the idea of perpetuity or eternity. It is often used to describe something that is everlasting or enduring. In some contexts, it can also refer to splendor or glory, emphasizing the enduring nature of such qualities. The term is frequently used in the context of God's eternal nature, the enduring quality of His promises, or the perpetual state of certain conditions or truths.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of eternity was deeply intertwined with the nature of God and His covenant with Israel. The use of "netsach" in the Hebrew Bible reflects a worldview that sees God's promises and His nature as unchanging and eternal. This perspective provided a foundation of hope and assurance for the Israelites, who understood their relationship with God as one that transcended time and circumstances.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from natsach
Definition
eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
NASB Translation
all time (1), always (3), end (1), eternally (1), ever (1), forever (22), Glory (1), limit (1), never* (6), perpetual (3), strength (1), victory (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. נֵ֫צַח noun masculineLamentations 3:18 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity (לנצח Ecclus 40:14 as 4 below); — נֵ֫צַח 1 Samuel 15:29 3t.; נֶ֫צַח Amos 1:11 36t.; suffix נִצְחִי Lamentations 3:18; plural נְצָחִים 34:10; —

1 eminence: נצח ישׂראל the Eminence of Israel (׳י) 1 Samuel 15:29 (DrSam. 98 glory of Israel); attribute of God 1 Chronicles 29:11 ("" הוד, תפארת et al.).

2 enduring of life, and so life itself as enduring: אָבַד נִצְחִי Lamentations 3:18 my endurance doth vanish (De sap of life, see II. ׳נ).

3 endurance in time: ׳משׁאות נ Psalm 74:3 perpetual desolations; יְדַבֵּר ׳לנ Proverbs 21:28 speaketh continually (?; see Toy); ׳עדנֿ Psalm 49:20 unto the end (a long duration), so Job 34:36.

4 everlastingness, ever, usually לָנֶצַח for ever, 2 Samuel 2:26; Isaiah 13:20; Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah 28:28; Isaiah 33:20; Isaiah 57:16; Jeremiah 3:5; Jeremiah 50:39; Amos 8:7; Habakkuk 1:4; Psalm 9:7; Psalm 9:19; Psalm 10:11; Psalm 44:24; Psalm 49:10; Psalm 52:7; Psalm 68:17; Psalm 74:1; Psalm 74:10; Psalm 74:19; Psalm 77:9; Psalm 79:5; Psalm 89:47; Psalm 103:9; Job 4:20; Job 14:20; Job 20:7; Job 23:7; Job 36:7; Lamentations 5:20; לנצח נצחים (compare עולם עולמים) Isaiah 34:10; seldom abbreviated נֶצַח Amos 1:11 (׳לָנ ᵐ5 We Now GASm), Jeremiah 15:18; Psalm 13:2; Psalm 16:11.

II. נצח (√ of following; compare Arabic , Lane2806, 2807 sprinkle; BaES 52 compare Ethiopic spargere, aspergere Di677 (rare)).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
always, constantly, end, nevermore, perpetual, strength, victory

Or netsach {nay'-tsakh}; from natsach; properly, a goal, i.e. The bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. To the most distant point of view); --alway(-s), constantly, end, (+ n-)ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.

see HEBREW natsach

Forms and Transliterations
הֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ הלנצח וְהַנֵּ֣צַח והנצח לְנֵ֣צַח לָ֝נֶ֗צַח לָ֫נֶ֥צַח לָ֭נֶצַח לָנֶ֑צַח לָנֶ֔צַח לָנֶ֖צַח לָנֶ֙צַח֙ לָנֶ֣צַח לָנֶ֥צַח לָנֶֽצַח׃ לנצח לנצח׃ נְצָחִ֔ים נִצְחִ֔י נִצַּ֑חַת נֵ֝֗צַח נֵ֣צַח נֶ֑צַח נֶ֔צַח נֶֽצַח׃ נצח נצח׃ נצחי נצחים נצחת hă·lā·ne·ṣaḥ hălāneṣaḥ halaNetzach lā·ne·ṣaḥ lāneṣaḥ laNetzach lə·nê·ṣaḥ lənêṣaḥ leNetzach nə·ṣā·ḥîm ne·ṣaḥ nê·ṣaḥ neṣaḥ nêṣaḥ nəṣāḥîm Netzach netzaChim niṣ·ḥî niṣ·ṣa·ḥaṯ niṣḥî niṣṣaḥaṯ nitzChi nitzTzachat vehanNetzach wə·han·nê·ṣaḥ wəhannêṣaḥ
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Samuel 15:29
HEB: וְגַם֙ נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א
NAS: Also the Glory of Israel will not lie
KJV: And also the Strength of Israel
INT: Also the Glory of Israel will not

2 Samuel 2:26
HEB: יוֹאָ֗ב וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ תֹּ֣אכַל חֶ֔רֶב
NAS: devour forever? Do you not know
KJV: devour for ever? knowest
INT: Joab and said alway devour shall the sword

1 Chronicles 29:11
HEB: וְהַגְּבוּרָ֤ה וְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ וְהַנֵּ֣צַח וְהַה֔וֹד כִּי־
NAS: and the glory and the victory and the majesty,
KJV: and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty:
INT: and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty indeed

Job 4:20
HEB: מִבְּלִ֥י מֵ֝שִׂ֗ים לָנֶ֥צַח יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃
NAS: Unobserved, they perish forever.
KJV: they perish for ever without any regarding
INT: corruption regarding forever perish

Job 14:20
HEB: תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ לָ֭נֶצַח וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה
NAS: You forever overpower
KJV: Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth:
INT: overpower forever departs changest

Job 20:7
HEB: כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ לָנֶ֣צַח יֹאבֵ֑ד רֹ֝אָ֗יו
NAS: He perishes forever like his refuse;
KJV: [Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung:
INT: his refuse forever perishes have seen

Job 23:7
HEB: עִמּ֑וֹ וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה לָ֝נֶ֗צַח מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃
NAS: with Him; And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
KJV: with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
INT: and I would be delivered forever my Judge

Job 34:36
HEB: אִיּ֣וֹב עַד־ נֶ֑צַח עַל־ תְּ֝שֻׁבֹ֗ת
NAS: to be tried to the limit, Because
KJV: may be tried unto the end because of [his] answers
INT: Job against to the limit Because answers

Job 36:7
HEB: לַכִּסֵּ֑א וַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥ם לָ֝נֶ֗צַח וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃
NAS: He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
KJV: yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
INT: the throne has seated forever are exalted

Psalm 9:6
HEB: תַּ֥מּוּ חֳרָב֗וֹת לָ֫נֶ֥צַח וְעָרִ֥ים נָתַ֑שְׁתָּ
NAS: has come to an end in perpetual ruins,
KJV: destructions are come to a perpetual end:
INT: has come ruins perpetual the cities have uprooted

Psalm 9:18
HEB: כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לָ֭נֶצַח יִשָּׁכַ֣ח אֶבְי֑וֹן
NAS: For the needy will not always be forgotten,
KJV: For the needy shall not alway be forgotten:
INT: for will not always be forgotten the needy

Psalm 10:11
HEB: בַּל־ רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח׃
KJV: his face; he will never see
INT: lest see will never

Psalm 13:1
HEB: יְ֭הוָה תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי נֶ֑צַח עַד־ אָ֓נָה ׀
NAS: Will You forget me forever? How
KJV: me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide
INT: Jehovah forget alway long How

Psalm 16:11
HEB: נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃
NAS: there are pleasures forever.
KJV: [there are] pleasures for evermore.
INT: are pleasures your right forever

Psalm 44:23
HEB: אַל־ תִּזְנַ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃
NAS: Awake, do not reject us forever.
KJV: arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
INT: not reject forever

Psalm 49:9
HEB: וִֽיחִי־ ע֥וֹד לָנֶ֑צַח לֹ֖א יִרְאֶ֣ה
NAS: That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
KJV: That he should still live for ever, [and] not see
INT: live on eternally not see

Psalm 49:19
HEB: אֲבוֹתָ֑יו עַד־ נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א יִרְאוּ־
INT: of his fathers against alway not see

Psalm 52:5
HEB: אֵל֮ יִתָּצְךָ֪ לָ֫נֶ֥צַח יַחְתְּךָ֣ וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣
NAS: will break you down forever; He will snatch
KJV: shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away,
INT: God will break forever will snatch and tear

Psalm 68:16
HEB: יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָנֶֽצַח׃
NAS: the LORD will dwell [there] forever.
KJV: will dwell [in it] for ever.
INT: the LORD will dwell forever

Psalm 74:1
HEB: אֱ֭לֹהִים זָנַ֣חְתָּ לָנֶ֑צַח יֶעְשַׁ֥ן אַ֝פְּךָ֗
NAS: have You rejected [us] forever? Why does Your anger
KJV: why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? [why] doth thine anger
INT: God rejected alway smoke anger

Psalm 74:3
HEB: פְ֭עָמֶיךָ לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹת נֶ֑צַח כָּל־ הֵרַ֖ע
NAS: Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins;
KJV: thy feet unto the perpetual desolations;
INT: your footsteps ruins the perpetual everything has damaged

Psalm 74:10
HEB: אוֹיֵ֖ב שִׁמְךָ֣ לָנֶֽצַח׃
NAS: spurn Your name forever?
KJV: blaspheme thy name for ever?
INT: shall the enemy your name alway

Psalm 74:19
HEB: אַל־ תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃
NAS: the life of Your afflicted forever.
KJV: of thy poor for ever.
INT: not forget forever

Psalm 77:8
HEB: הֶאָפֵ֣ס לָנֶ֣צַח חַסְדּ֑וֹ גָּ֥מַר
NAS: ceased forever? Has [His] promise
KJV: clean gone for ever? doth [his] promise
INT: ceased alway has his lovingkindness come

Psalm 79:5
HEB: יְ֭הוָה תֶּאֱנַ֣ף לָנֶ֑צַח תִּבְעַ֥ר כְּמוֹ־
NAS: Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy
KJV: wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy
INT: Jehovah be angry alway burn like

44 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5331
44 Occurrences


hă·lā·ne·ṣaḥ — 1 Occ.
lā·ne·ṣaḥ — 30 Occ.
lə·nê·ṣaḥ — 1 Occ.
nê·ṣaḥ — 8 Occ.
nə·ṣā·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
niṣ·ḥî — 1 Occ.
niṣ·ṣa·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·han·nê·ṣaḥ — 1 Occ.
















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