נָאַץ
naas (nāʾaṣ)
/naw-ATS/
“to spurn, despise, contemn, blaspheme”
To treat with disdain, despise holy authority, provoke God to anger through arrogant contempt of His word.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
despiseprovokeblaspheme
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: נָאַץ (to spurn, despise, contemn, blaspheme) -> G3947
LXX conceptual translation: נָאַץ (to spurn, despise, contemn, blaspheme) -> G0987
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where נָאַץ (naas) carries significant theological or narrative weight.