Strong H5405נָשַׁת

be dry

Transliteration
nâshath
Pronunciation
naw-shath'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; properly to {eliminate} that {is} (intransitively) to dry up: - fail.

Detailed definition

1) to be dry, be parched
1a) (Qal) to be dry, be parched
1b) (Niphal) to be dried up

In the Bible

Strong H5405 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • fail2
  • faileth1

First verses

  1. Isaiah 19:5
    And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
  2. Isaiah 41:17
    When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
  3. Jeremiah 51:30
    The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
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