Hebrew edit

Root
נ־ת־ז (n-t-z)

Verb edit

הִתִּיז (hitíz) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction)

  1. to splash, to sprinkle
  2. (archaic) to decapitate
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Chullin 2:3:
      הִתִּיז אֶת הָרֹאשׁ בְּבַת אַחַת, פְּסוּלָה.
      [If] one decapitated the head in one blow, it is invalid.

Conjugation edit