Lexicon
נָצָה
na.tsah
H5132A
H:V Hebrew

to flee

1
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

na.tsah describes fleeing away, as those addressed in Lamentations 4:15 have fled amid exclusion and unrest.

The attested use describes people having fled away: in Lamentations 4:15, the plural perfect form occurs after calls to depart and before their unsettled condition among the nations.

Senses in use

  1. Fleeing away under exclusion · dominant

    In Lamentations 4:15, נָצ֖וּ is a Qal perfect, third common plural form describing those who have fled after repeated calls to depart and not touch. The APB renders the surrounding clause, “For they have fled and staggered,” placing the action within their exclusion and subsequent unsettled condition.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 4:15, the APB presents the clause as “For they have fled and staggered.” This wording confirms the verse’s movement away without isolating every element of the Hebrew clause.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture