נָצָה
na.tsah
to struggle
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew verb נָצָה (na.tsah) has a short definition of "to struggle". This suggests that the word is associated with exerting effort or overcoming obstacles. The range of usage appears to be somewhat limited, with only 8 occurrences in the Bible. This scarcity may indicate that the word is used in specific contexts or to convey a particular nuance. The verb's meaning of "to struggle" implies a sense of challenge or adversity, and it may be used in situations where an individual or group faces difficulties. In terms of significance, the word's limited occurrences and specific meaning suggest that it conveys a unique aspect of experience or action. Understanding the verb's role in specific biblical passages can provide insight into the contexts and themes in which it is used.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
to the/ choirmaster on shushan- eduth a miktam of/ David to/ teach when/ struggled with/ he obj. Aram Naharaim and/ obj. Aram Zobah and/ he turned back Joab and/ he struck obj. Edom in/ the Valley of Salt two plus ten thousand
Exodus 2:13He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”
Exodus 21:22“If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.
Leviticus 24:10The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp.
Numbers 26:9The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they rebelled against Yahweh;
Numbers 26:9The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they rebelled against Yahweh;
Deuteronomy 25:11When men strive against each other, and the wife of one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him, and puts out her hand, and grabs him by his private parts,
2 Samuel 14:6Your servant had two sons, and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.