נֵץ (nēṣ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning flower. It appears
4 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5322).
Also rendered
hawk
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1406a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1406a)hawk, falcon; flower, brilliancy, flashing; blossom
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נֵץnoun, masculine: hawk, falcon
a bird of prey, generic name, including hawk and falcon
Strong's H5322נֵץ: a flower (from its brilliancy); also a hawk (from it flashing speed) KJV:blossom, hawk.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1406: נצץnṣṣ — Root of: נֵץ hawk, falcon