נְטִישָׁהnᵉṭîyshâh

twig, tendril, of vine (as spreading, compare √ Niph`al 3) (Isaiah 18:5; Jeremiah 5:10; Jeremiah 48:32)

Pronunciation: net-ee-shaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5189

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 18:5 Even before you begin your attack, while your plans are ripening like grapes, the Lord will cut off your new growth with pruning shears. He will snip off and discard your spreading branches.
  • Jeremiah 5:10 “Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines, leaving a scattered few alive. Strip the branches from the vines, for these people do not belong to the Lord.
  • Jeremiah 48:32 “You people of Sibmah, rich in vineyards, I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer. Your spreading vines once reached as far as the Dead Sea, but the destroyer has stripped you bare! He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).