Lexicon
נְטִישָׁה
ne.ti.shah
H5189
H:N-F Hebrew

tendril

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ne.ti.shah denotes vine growth—tendrils or branches—described as cut, stripped away, or extending outward.

The term denotes growth belonging to a vine, shown as tendrils or branches that are cut or stripped away, and as branches extending toward the sea.

Senses in use

  1. Vine growth cut or stripped away · dominant

    In Isaiah 18:5, the plural absolute form occurs in the clause about vine growth being cut with pruning knives; the APB renders the clause "then the tendrils are cut with pruning knives." In Jeremiah 5:10, the plural construct form occurs in an instruction to destroy vine-rows and strip away what belongs to them; the APB renders "strip away her branches."

  2. Vine branches extending outward · occasional

    In Jeremiah 48:32, the plural construct form belongs to the lament over the vine of Sebam, whose growth reaches toward the sea; the APB renders "your branches crossed the sea, reached the sea of Jazer."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the vine growth as "tendrils" in Isaiah 18:5 and as "branches" in Jeremiah 48:32 and Jeremiah 5:10. These are verse-level presentations rather than fixed English equivalents.

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