Lexical Definition
נָשַׁת nâshath (naw-shath') be dry H:V
a primitive root
fail.
- properly, to eliminate, i.e. (intransitively) to dry up
1) to be dry, be parched
1a) (Qal) to be dry, be parched
1b) (Niphal) to be dried up
See Greek: θραύω · ξηραίνω · πίνω
Usage: 3 forms in 3 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
נָשַׁת verb be dry, parched; —
Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular לְשׁוֺנָם בַּצָּמָא נָשָׁ֑תָּה Isa 41:17 (on dagesh forte affect. see Ges«GKC:20i»§ 20i); also figurative נָָֽשְׁתָה גְבוּרָתָם Jer 51:30, their might is dry, i.e. fails. Niph`al Perfect 3 plural consecutive וְנִשְּׁתומַֿיִם מֵהַיָּ֑ם Isa 19:5 and water shall be dried up from the sea; compare Imperfect יַנָָּֽתְשׁוּ מַיּם Jer 18:14, where read probably יִנָָּֽשְׁחוּ (Gf Gie and others).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 19:5 · 41:17 |
| Jeremiah | 18:14 · 51:30 |