Lexical Definition

‎נָתַק‎ nâthaq (naw-thak') to tear ^H:V
a primitive root

break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.

• to tear off

1) to pull or tear or draw off or away or apart, draw out, pluck up, break, lift, root out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to draw away
1a2) to draw or pull off
1a3) to pull or tear away
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be drawn away, be drawn out
1b2) to be torn apart or in two, be snapped
1b3) to be separated
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to tear apart, snap
1c2) to tear out, tear up, tear away
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to draw away
1d2) to drag away
1e) (Hophal) to be drawn away

See Greek: ἀποσπάω · ἀφίστημι · διασπάω · ἐξέλκω · παράγω · ῥήγνυμι · σπάω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎נָתַק‎] verb pull, draw, tear away, apart, off (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 ‎נְתַק‎ in derived species (rare), pull off, tear off; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic shake off, Schw^{Idioticon 58}; Arabic pull off, draw out, shake; Di⁶⁶⁰ compare Ethiopic detrahere, etc.); —

Qal Perfect 1 plural suffix ‎וּנְתַקְּנוּהוּ‎ consecutive Judg 20:32 (on dagesh forte dirimens see Ges^{«GKC:20h»§ 20h}); Imperfect 1 singular suffix ‎אֶתְּקֶנְךָּ‎ Jer 22:24 (compare Ges^{«GKC:58»§ 58}, i); Passive participle ‎נָתוּק‎ Lev 22:24 —

1. draw away warriors from (‎מִן‎) city, unto (‎אֶלֿ‎) high road Judg 20:32.

2. draw or pull off ring from (‎מִן‎) finger Jer 22:24 (figurative of rejection of king of Judah by ‎׳‎‎י‎).

3. pull, tear away Lev 22:24 (passive, of testicles, + ‎מָעוּךְ‎, ‎כָּתוּת‎, ‎כָּרוּת‎). Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎נִתַּק‎ Isa 5:27 3 plural ‎נִתְּקוּ‎ Josh 4:18; Job 17:11, ‎נִתָּ֑קוּ‎ Jer 6:29; Jer 10:20 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִנָּתֵק‎ Judg 16:9 + 2 t.; 3 masculine plural ‎וַיִּנָָּֽתְקוּ‎ Josh 8:16, ‎יִנָּתֵ֑קוּ‎ Isa 33:20 —

1. be drawn away from (‎מִן‎) city Josh 8:16 (compare Qal 1); of soles of feet, be drawn out (from water) unto (‎אֶלֿ‎) dry ground Josh 4:18.

2. be torn apart, or in two, snapped: of sandal-thong Isa 5:27, strand of tow Judg 16:9 (simile), cord Eccl 4:12 especially tent-cord (in figurative) Isa 33:20; Jer 10:20, so ‎יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֺ מִבְטַחוֺ‎ Job 18:14 metaphor of plans (‎זִמֹּת‎) Job 17:11.

3. be separated, in smelting, figurative, ‎רָעִים לֹא נִתָּ֑קוּ‎ Jer 6:29. Pi`el Perfect 1 singular ‎נִתַּקְתִּי‎ Jer 2:20 3 plural ‎נִתְּקוּ‎ Jer 5:5 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יְנַתֵּק‎ Ezek 17:9; Ps 107:14, ‎וַיְנַתֵּק‎ Judg 16:9, suffix ‎וַיְנַתְּקֵם‎ vJudg 16:12 2 feminine singular ‎תְּנַתֵּ֑קִי‎ Ezek 23:34 1 singular ‎אֲנַתֵּק‎ Nah 1:13 1 plural ‎נְנַתְּקָה‎ cohortative Ps 2:3 2 masculine plural ‎תְּנַתֵּ֑קוּ‎ Isa 58:6 —

1. tear apart, snap, with accusative ‎הַיְתָרִים‎ Judg 16:9 the cords, vJudg 16:12 (+ ‎מֵעַל זְרֹעֹתָיו‎); especially with accusative ‎מוֺסֵרוֺת‎, bonds (figurative) Nah 1:13; Jer 2:20; Jer 5:5; Jer 30:8; Ps 2:3; Ps 107:14 object ‎מוֺטָה‎ Isa 58:6 (|| ‎פַּתֵּחַ‎, and ‎הַתֵּר אֲגֻדּוֺת מוֺטָה‎).

2. tear out, up, object roots Ezek 17:9 (in figurative); tear out, away, object breasts Ezek 23:34 (in violent figurative of Jerusalem as drunken woman).

Hiph`il 1. Infinitive construct suffix ‎הַתִּיקֵנוּ‎: draw away warriors from (‎מִן‎) city Josh 8:6 (= Qal 1).

2. Imperative masculine singular suffix ‎הַתִּקֵם‎ drag them away like sheep to slaughter Jer 12:3 (of ‎׳‎‎י‎'s dealing with wicked). Hoph`al Perfect (si vera lectio) ‎הָנְתְּקוּ מִןהָֿעִיר‎ Judg 20:31 they were drawn away from the city (compare Niph`al 1), but probably gloss, see GFM.

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