ne.tach denotes portions cut from a body, especially portions of sacrificial animals, and once a dismembered human body.

The word most often identifies portions of a sacrificial animal after cutting, brought or arranged with the head and suet. It also occurs for selected portions placed in or removed from a pot, and for the portions of a dismembered human body.

1. Cut portions of sacrificial animals · dominant

   In Leviticus 1:6 the plural construct form occurs where the burnt offering is flayed and cut before its parts are handled. In Leviticus 1:8 and Leviticus 9:13, plural forms designate the portions arranged or brought with the head and suet; Exodus 29:17 and Leviticus 8:20 likewise place the portions within the cutting and offering of a ram.

   Exodus 29:17Leviticus 1:6Leviticus 1:8Leviticus 1:12Leviticus 8:20Leviticus 9:13
2. Portions placed in or taken from a pot · occasional

   In Ezekiel 24:4 the forms occur in the instruction to gather portions into a pot, including thigh and shoulder. In Ezekiel 24:6 the APB renders the action as bringing out the portions "piece by piece," retaining their presentation as separate portions.

   Ezekiel 24:4Ezekiel 24:6
3. Dismembered portions of a human body · rare

   In Judges 19:29 the plural absolute form occurs after a man takes a knife and cuts his concubine; the APB renders the result as cutting her "limb by limb into twelve pieces."

   Judges 19:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "pieces" in the sacrificial and pot contexts, while Judges 19:29 expands the scene as "limb by limb into twelve pieces." These renderings confirm the clauses' depiction of separated portions rather than supplying a precise definition by themselves.