Lifeblood
נֵ֫צַחStrong’s H5332netsach (ne-tsach)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Netsach is the Hebrew word usually translated “blood their”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.”
Meaning
- Juicejuice of grapes · blood, gore (fig.)
How it's translated
- blood their 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 2
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Hebrew dictionary
נֵ֫צַח netsach · lifeblood
1) juice 1a) juice of grapes 1b) blood, gore (fig.)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lifeblood” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LI'FE-BLOOD, noun
- The blood necessary to life; vital blood.
- That which constitutes or gives strength and energy.
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LI'FE-BLOOD, adjective
Necessary as blood to life; essential.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.