5342. netser

Berean Strong's Lexicon

netser: Branch, shoot, sprout

Original Word: נֵצֶר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: netser
Pronunciation: NAY-tser
Phonetic Spelling: (nay'-tser)
Definition: Branch, shoot, sprout
Meaning: a shoot

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָצַר (natsar), meaning "to watch" or "to guard."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 2814 (klados): A branch or shoot, often used in the New Testament to describe the relationship between Christ and His followers (e.g., John 15:5).

Usage: The term "netser" refers to a branch or shoot, often symbolizing new growth or a descendant. In the biblical context, it is used metaphorically to represent a future hope or a new beginning, particularly in relation to the Davidic line and the coming of the Messiah.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the imagery of a branch or shoot was a powerful symbol of life, renewal, and continuity. Trees and plants were vital to the agrarian society, and a new shoot signified the promise of future growth and prosperity. The concept of a "branch" also held messianic significance, as it was associated with prophecies concerning the restoration of the Davidic kingdom and the coming of a righteous ruler.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from natsar
Definition
a sprout, shoot
NASB Translation
branch (3), descendants (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נֵ֫צְר noun masculine sprout, shoot, in figurative uses: — absolute ׳נ Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 14:19 (simile); construct Isaiah 60:21 (מַטָּעַי ׳נ), Daniel 11:7 (שָׁרָשֶׁיהָ ׳מִנּ; but ᵐ5 Bev 'possibly' מִשֶּׁרָשֶׁיהָ ׳נ).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

branch

From natsar in the sense of greenness as a striking color; a shoot; figuratively, a descendant -- branch.

see HEBREW natsar

Forms and Transliterations

וְנֵ֖צֶר ונצר כְּנֵ֣צֶר כנצר מִנֵּ֥צֶר מנצר נֵ֧צֶר נצר kə·nê·ṣer kənêṣer keNetzer min·nê·ṣer minnêṣer minNetzer nê·ṣer nêṣer Netzer veNetzer wə·nê·ṣer wənêṣer

Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 11:1
HEB: מִגֵּ֣זַע יִשָׁ֑י וְנֵ֖צֶר מִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יו יִפְרֶֽה׃
NAS: of Jesse, And a branch from his roots
KJV: of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow
INT: the stem of Jesse branch his roots will bear

Isaiah 14:19
HEB: הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ מִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙ כְּנֵ֣צֶר נִתְעָ֔ב לְב֥וּשׁ
NAS: Like a rejected branch, Clothed
KJV: like an abominable branch, [and as] the raiment
INT: have been cast of your tomb branch A rejected Clothed

Isaiah 60:21
HEB: יִ֣ירְשׁוּ אָ֑רֶץ נֵ֧צֶר [מַטָּעֹו כ]
NAS: forever, The branch of My planting,
KJV: for ever, the branch of my planting,
INT: will possess the land the branch garden the work

Daniel 11:7
HEB: וְעָמַ֛ד מִנֵּ֥צֶר שָׁרָשֶׁ֖יהָ כַּנּ֑וֹ
NAS: But one of the descendants of her line
KJV: But out of a branch of her roots
INT: will arise of the descendants of her line his place

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5342
4 Occurrences

kə·nê·ṣer — 1 Occ.
min·nê·ṣer — 1 Occ.
nê·ṣer — 1 Occ.
wə·nê·ṣer — 1 Occ.