Lexical Definition
נְטִישָׁה nᵉṭîyshâh (net-ee-shaw') tendril H:N-F
from נָטַשׁ
battlement, branch, plant.
- a tendril (as an offshoot)
1) twig, tendril, tendrils of a vine (as spread out)
See Greek: κλῆμα
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[נְטִישָׁה] noun feminine twig, tendril of vine (as spreading, compare √ Niph`al 3); — only plural הַנְּטִישׁוֺת הֵסִיר הֵתַז Isa 18:5 the tendrils he hath removed, compare הָסִירוּ נְטִישׁוֺתֶיהָ Jer 5:10 (apparently cited from Isaiah; explanation by FinnJourn. Trans. Vict. Inst. xxii. 306 f. from use by shepherds of poterium spinosum, called nettsh, as defence of sheepfolds), — in both of destroying city (under figure of vineyard); נְטִישֹׁתַיִךְ עָ֑בְרוּ יָם Jer 48:32 thy tendrils went over the sea (figurative of prosperity of Moab). [נִי] see נהה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 18:5 |
| Jeremiah | 5:10 · 48:32 |