to tear
na.tats denotes pulling down or demolishing structures, and at times speaks of bringing down people or kingdoms.
The attested use chiefly concerns the physical demolition of altars, cultic sites, houses, towers, cities, and walls. A smaller group of passages applies the same destructive action to a person, a nation, or a kingdom in broader terms.
Senses in use
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Demolishing built places and objects · dominant
Most occurrences describe the pulling down of physical structures. In 2 Kings 23:15 the APB renders the action against an altar and high place as “tore down,” while 2 Kings 25:10 applies it to Jerusalem's wall; Leviticus 14:45 concerns taking down a house with its stones, timber, and dust.
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Bringing down persons or political entities · occasional
A smaller set uses the verb beyond a named building. In Jeremiah 1:10 and Jeremiah 18:7, the Qal infinitive construct stands among actions directed toward nations and kingdoms; in Job 19:10 the APB renders the clause “He tears me down on every side.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the action as “tore down” or “broke down,” and also uses “demolish” for fortifications. These are verse-level renderings rather than a fixed word-for-word equivalent.