נָתַץ (nātaṣ) is a Hebrew verb meaning pull down. It appears 42 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5422).

Also rendered

• to tear

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1446)

Root family 1446: נָתַץ nātaṣ — break / cast / throw / pull / beat down; destroy, overthrow; break out (teeth). Since these equivalents are actually so close in significance, there is a rather free fluctuation of variants when it comes to comparing the other English versions. Typical is the substitution of “break down” by ASV and “tear down” by RSV for the “overthrow” of Deut 12:3

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