Strong H5255נָסַח

to pull

Transliteration
nâsach
Pronunciation
naw-sakh'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to tear away: - {destroy} {pluck} root.

Detailed definition

1) to pull or tear away
1a) (Qal) to tear away, tear down
1b) (Niphal) to be torn away
Aramaic equivalent: ne.sach (נְסַח "to pull away" H5256)

In the Bible

Strong H5255 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • pluck2
  • destroy1
  • root1

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 28:63
    And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
  2. Psalms 52:5
    God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
  3. Proverbs 2:22
    But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
  4. Proverbs 15:25
    The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
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