Know the Word.

Hebrew word

nâṭash

naw-tash'

נָטַשׁ

What it means

properly, to pound, i.e. smite

properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject, let alone, permit, remit, etc.)

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • forsake7
  • forsaken6
  • left6
  • leave5
  • spread3
  • forsook2
  • off2
  • suffered1

Every place it appears 39

Genesis31:28
Exodus23:11
Numbers11:31
Deuteronomy32:15
Judges6:1315:9
2 Samuel5:185:22
1 Kings8:57
2 Kings21:14
Nehemiah10:31
Proverbs1:86:2017:14
Hosea12:14
Amos5:2