Nata נָטַע

Nata (Hebrew נָטַע, Strong's H5193) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to plant”. It occurs 58 times in 55 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Nata, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 2:8
  And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
• Genesis 9:20
  And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
• Genesis 21:33
  And Abraham planted a grove in Beer–sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

Exodus

• Exodus 15:17
  Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance— the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 19:23
  And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten.

Numbers

• Numbers 24:6
  As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 6:11
  And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,
• Deuteronomy 16:21
  Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee.Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,
• Deuteronomy 20:6
  And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
• Deuteronomy 28:30
  Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.
• Deuteronomy 28:39
  Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.

Joshua

• Joshua 24:13
  And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 7:10
  Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 19:29
  And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 17:9
  Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

Psalms

• Psalm 44:2
  How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
• Psalm 80:8
  Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
• Psalm 80:15
  And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.
• Psalm 94:9
  He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
• Psalm 104:16
  The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
• Psalm 107:37
  And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 31:16
  She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 2:4
  I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
• Ecclesiastes 2:5
  I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.
• Ecclesiastes 3:2
  A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
• Ecclesiastes 12:11
  The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 5:2
  And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
• Isaiah 17:10
  Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—
• Isaiah 37:30
  And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
• Isaiah 40:24
  Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.
• Isaiah 44:14
  He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.
• Isaiah 51:16
  And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”
• Isaiah 65:21
  And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
• Isaiah 65:22
  They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 1:10
  See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
• Jeremiah 2:21
  Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
• Jeremiah 11:17
  For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”
• Jeremiah 12:2
  Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
• Jeremiah 18:9
  And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom,
• Jeremiah 24:6
  For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
• Jeremiah 29:5
  Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.
• Jeremiah 29:28
  For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”
• Jeremiah 31:5
  Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.
• Jeremiah 31:28
  And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 32:41
  Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
• Jeremiah 35:7
  Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’
• Jeremiah 42:10
  If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.
• Jeremiah 45:4
  Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 28:26
  And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God.And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”
• Ezekiel 36:36
  Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.Then the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.

Daniel

• Daniel 11:45
  And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.

Amos

• Amos 5:11
  Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.
• Amos 9:14
  And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
• Amos 9:15
  And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 1:13
  Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).