Definition
a primitive root; properly, to eliminate, i.e. (intransitively) to dry up
Traditional renderings: fail.
Traditional renderings: fail.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָשַׁת:
- ξηραίνωxērainō“to dry”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Isaiah 19:5וְנִשְּׁתוּ־ · and emptyThe waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.
- Isaiah 41:17נָשָׁ֑תָּה · are parchedThe poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Jeremiah 51:30נָשְׁתָ֥ה · is exhaustedThe warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.