Lexicon
נֵ֫צֶר
ne.tser
H5342
H:N-M Hebrew

branch

4
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

ne.tser denotes a branch-like offshoot, used of roots, planting, and a line of descent.

The occurrences use the noun for a branch-like offshoot connected with roots or planting, while Daniel 11:7 applies the same imagery to someone standing from a woman's roots or line.

Senses in use

  1. Offshoot from roots or planting · dominant

    In Isaiah 11:1, the absolute form occurs in a clause about something from Jesse's roots that bears fruit; the APB renders the verse with “a branch from his roots.” Isaiah 60:21 has the construct form in the phrase the APB renders “the branch of my planting,” and Isaiah 14:19 uses the absolute form in its comparison of the rejected figure with “an abhorred branch.”

  2. Line arising from roots · occasional

    In Daniel 11:7, the construct form occurs in the clause about one who will stand in her place and act against the king of the north; the APB renders this person as “one from the line of her roots.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the imagery as “a branch from his roots,” “an abhorred branch,” and “the branch of my planting,” while Daniel 11:7 has “the line of her roots.” These phrases show the verses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture