17 occurrences

'Roots' in the Bible

then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed to my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

His roots are entwined about the stoneheap; he seeth the place of stones.

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off;

They gather the salt-wort among the bushes, and the roots of the broom for their food.

And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall be fruitful;

For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out its roots by the stream, and he shall not see when heat cometh, but his leaf shall be green; and in the year of drought he shall not be careful, neither shall he cease to yield fruit.

And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, so that its branches should turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; and it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

And there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers; and behold, from the beds of her plantation, this vine did bend her roots unto him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it.

Say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither? All its fresh sprouting leaves shall wither, even without a great arm and many people to pluck it up by its roots.

Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.

And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:

And whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom shall remain unto thee, after that thou shalt know that the heavens do rule.

I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another, a little horn, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shew himself mighty.

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

And passing by early in the morning they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
נתשׁ 
Nathash 
Usage: 21

שׁרשׁ 
Sharash 
...root , root out
Usage: 8

ἐκριζόω 
Ekrizoo 
root up , pluck up by the root
Usage: 1

נסח 
Nacach 
Usage: 4

נתק 
Nathaq 
Usage: 27

עקר 
`aqar 
hough , pluck up , rooted up , digged down
Usage: 7

עקר 
`aqar (Aramaic) 
plucked up by the roots
Usage: 1

שׁרשׁ 
Sheresh 
Usage: 33

שׁרשׁ 
Shoresh (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

ῥίζα 
Rhiza 
Usage: 11

ῥιζόω 
Rhizoo 
Usage: 2