נָתַץ (na.tats) means “to tear” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: naw-thats' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
נָתַץ · na.tats · to tear
1) to pull down, break down, cast down, throw down, beat down, destroy, overthrow, break out (teeth) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pull down 1a2) to break down, break off 1b) (Niphal) to be pulled or broken down 1c) (Piel) to tear down 1d) (Pual) to be torn down 1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be broken down
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a primitive root; to tear down
KJV glosses: beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and tear down | 4 |
| tear down | 3 |
| and tore it down | 2 |
| broke down | 2 |
| he tore down | 2 |
| torn down | 2 |
| were torn down | 2 |
| and broke down | 1 |
| and tore down | 1 |
| and tore them down | 1 |
| are shattered | 1 |
| but you shall tear down | 1 |
| had torn down | 1 |
| he also pulled down | 1 |
| he also tore down | 1 |
| he had torn down | 1 |
| he has torn down | 1 |
| he pulled down | 1 |
| he tears me down | 1 |
| i will tear down | 1 |
| it must be smashed | 1 |
| must be torn down | 1 |
| pulled down | 1 |
| tear out | 1 |
| that have been torn down | 1 |
| the one who has torn down | 1 |
| then he demolished | 1 |
| then they tore down | 1 |
| they also demolished | 1 |
| they broke down | 1 |
| will bring you down | 1 |
| you must tear down | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and brake down | 4 |
| and brake it down | 2 |
| and they brake down | 2 |
| and to pull down | 2 |
| brake down | 2 |
| against him because he hath thrown down | 1 |
| and destroy | 1 |
| and he beat down | 1 |
| and he brake down | 1 |
| and he shall break down | 1 |
| and shall break down | 1 |
| and threw down | 1 |
| and to break down | 1 |
| and when he had broken down | 1 |
| and ye shall overthrow | 1 |
| are thrown down | 1 |
| beat down | 1 |
| because he hath cast down | 1 |
| break out | 1 |
| but ye shall destroy | 1 |
| for pots they shall be broken down | 1 |
| had broken down | 1 |
| hath cast down | 1 |
| have ye broken down | 1 |
| he brake down | 1 |
| he hath destroyed | 1 |
| he shall break down | 1 |
| i will break down | 1 |
| shall likewise destroy | 1 |
| therein and beat down | 1 |
| thereof were broken down | 1 |
| was cast down | 1 |
| which are thrown down | 1 |
| with them ye shall destroy | 1 |
| ye shall throw down | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 41 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.
Read word by wordAnything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
Read word by wordIt must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.
Read word by wordInstead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
Read word by wordTear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.
Read word by wordand you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?
Read word by wordWhen the men of the city got up in the morning, there was Baal’s altar torn down, with the Asherah pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar.
Read word by wordThen the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
Read word by wordBut Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”
Read word by wordSo on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.
Read word by wordSo Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
Read word by wordHe also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
Read word by wordAnd all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
Read word by wordThey also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.
Read word by wordSo all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordHe also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.
Read word by wordThen Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.
Read word by wordHe pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.
Read word by wordHe even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole.
Read word by wordAnd the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
Read word by wordSo all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
Read word by wordWhen all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
Read word by wordFor he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
Read word by wordThen in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
Read word by wordHe tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
Read word by wordThen the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.
Read word by wordHe tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
Read word by wordSurely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 52.7
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 58.7
You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.
Read word by wordSee, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
Read word by wordI looked, and the fruitful land was a desert. All its cities were torn down before the LORD, before His fierce anger.
Read word by wordAt any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
Read word by wordJust as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordFor this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:
Read word by wordThe Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Read word by wordAnd the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.
Read word by wordThen I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines. They will strip off your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
Read word by wordHe will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.
Read word by wordThey will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.
Read word by wordWho can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
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