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This Greek term is found in the New Testament, such as in John 11:44, where Jesus commands Lazarus to be unbound and let go.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "nathar" primarily means to loosen or untie something that is bound. It conveys the idea of releasing or setting free, whether it be physical bonds, obligations, or metaphorical constraints. In the context of the Old Testament, it often refers to the act of untying or letting go, symbolizing freedom or relief from burdens.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of binding and loosing was significant, both in physical and spiritual contexts. Binding could refer to physical restraints or obligations, such as vows or debts, while loosing implied liberation or fulfillment of those obligations. The act of loosing was often associated with divine intervention or the fulfillment of God's promises, reflecting a deep trust in God's ability to deliver and set free.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">נָתַר</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>spring or start up</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וְיִתַּר מִמְּקוֺמוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/37-1.htm">Job 37:1</a> <em>yea, it</em> (the heart) <em>starts up from its place</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">יֶחֱרַד</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Infinitive</em> <font class="hebrew2">לְנַתֵּר בָּהֵן עַלהָֿאָרֶץ</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-21.htm">Leviticus 11:21</a> (P), <em>to leap with them</em> (i.e. its legs) <em>upon the earth</em> (of locust). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וַיַּתֵּר גּוֺיִם</font> <a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Habakkuk 3:6</a> he (<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>) looked, <em>and made nations start up</em>. <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">נָתַר</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be free, loose</b></font> (? usually placed below I., but connection not obvious; compare also Late Hebrew Niph`al <em>free oneself</em>, Hiph`il = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb068401.gif"> <em>rend</em> a garment, <em>break</em> string (of bow), etc.); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular jussive <font class="hebrew2">יַתֵּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9</a> suffix <font class="hebrew2">וַיַּתִּירֵהוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/105-20.htm">Psalm 105:20</a>; <em>Infinitive absolute</em> <font class="hebrew2">הַתֵּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מַתִּיר</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/146-7.htm">Psalm 146:7</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>unfasten, loosen</em>, with accusative of thing; thongs of yoke <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מַּתֵּחַ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">תְּנַתֵּ֑קוּ</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>set free, unbind</em> with accusative of person, prisoners <a href="/interlinear/psalms/105-20.htm">Psalm 105:20</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">וַיְפַתְּחֵהוּ</font>), <a href="/interlinear/psalms/146-7.htm">Psalm 146:7</a>; figurative <font class="hebrew2">יַתֵּר יָדוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9</a> <em>that he would let loose his hand</em> and cut me off, — <font class="hebrew2">וַיַּתֵּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/22-33.htm">2 Samuel 22:33</a> was possibly connected by Masoretes with <font class="hebrew2">תּוּר</font> (see Commentaries), but read <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּתֵּן</font> (as "" <a href="/interlinear/psalms/18-33.htm">Psalm 18:33</a>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>drive asunder, leap, let loose, make, move, undo <p>A primitive root; to jump, i.e. Be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake off, untie -- drive asunder, leap, (let) loose, X make, move, undo. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַתֵּ֖ר התר וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר וַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּ וַיַּתֵּ֣ר וַיַּתֵּ֥ר ויתירהו ויתר יַתֵּ֥ר יתר לְנַתֵּ֥ר לנתר מַתִּ֥יר מתיר hat·têr hatTer hattêr lə·nat·têr lenatTer lənattêr mat·tîr matTir mattîr vaiyatTer vayattiRehu veyitTar wa·yat·tî·rê·hū way·yat·têr wayattîrêhū wayyattêr wə·yit·tar wəyittar yat·têr yatTer yattêr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 11:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִמַּ֣עַל לְרַגְלָ֔יו <b> לְנַתֵּ֥ר </b> בָּהֵ֖ן עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with which <span class="itali">to jump</span> on the earth.<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their feet, <span class="itali">to leap</span> withal<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> above their feet <span class="itali">to jump</span> withal on<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/22-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 22:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מָעוּזִּ֖י חָ֑יִל <b> וַיַּתֵּ֥ר </b> תָּמִ֖ים [דַּרְכֹּו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fortress; <span class="itali">And He sets</span> the blameless<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] power: <span class="itali">and he maketh</span> my way<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/22-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fortress is my strong <span class="itali">sets</span> the blameless along<p><b><a href="/text/job/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 6:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי <b> יַתֵּ֥ר </b> יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to crush <span class="itali">me, That He would loose</span> His hand<br><a href="/kjvs/job/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to destroy <span class="itali">me; that he would let loose</span> his hand,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God to crush <span class="itali">loose</span> his hand and cut<p><b><a href="/text/job/37-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 37:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י <b> וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר </b> מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> trembles, <span class="itali">And leaps</span> from its place.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> trembleth, <span class="itali">and is moved out</span> of his place.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/37-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> trembles my heart <span class="itali">and leaps</span> place<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/105-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 105:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/105.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁ֣לַח מֶ֭לֶךְ <b> וַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּ </b> מֹשֵׁ֥ל עַ֝מִּ֗ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/105.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sent <span class="itali">and released</span> him, The ruler<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/105.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sent <span class="itali">and loosed</span> him; [even] the ruler<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/105-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sent the king <span class="itali">and released</span> the ruler of peoples<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/146-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 146:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/146.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָרְעֵבִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה <b> מַתִּ֥יר </b> אֲסוּרִֽים׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/146.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The LORD <span class="itali">sets</span> the prisoners<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/146.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The LORD <span class="itali">looseth</span> the prisoners:<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/146-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the hungry the LORD <span class="itali">sets</span> the prisoners<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/58-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 58:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/58.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חַרְצֻבּ֣וֹת רֶ֔שַׁע <b> הַתֵּ֖ר </b> אֲגֻדּ֣וֹת מוֹטָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/58.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of wickedness, <span class="itali">To undo</span> the bands<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/58.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of wickedness, <span class="itali">to undo</span> the heavy<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/58-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the bonds of wickedness <span class="itali">to undo</span> the bands of the yoke<p><b><a href="/text/habakkuk/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Habakkuk 3:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶ֗רֶץ רָאָה֙ <b> וַיַּתֵּ֣ר </b> גּוֹיִ֔ם וַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/habakkuk/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He looked <span class="itali">and startled</span> the nations.<br><a href="/kjvs/habakkuk/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he beheld, <span class="itali">and drove asunder</span> the nations;<br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the earth looked <span class="itali">and startled</span> the nations were scattered<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5425.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5425.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5425<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hatter_5425.htm">hat·têr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lenatter_5425.htm">lə·nat·têr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mattir_5425.htm">mat·tîr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyatter_5425.htm">way·yat·têr — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vayattirehu_5425.htm">wa·yat·tî·rê·hū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veyittar_5425.htm">wə·yit·tar — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yatter_5425.htm">yat·têr — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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