נְתִיצָה, (נָתַץ) cutting out, breaking up. Sifra Sh’mini, Par. 8, ch. X את שיש לו נ׳ that which can be broken up (brick-work &c.). Y. Sabb. IX, 11ᵈ top נ׳ נ׳ מבית המנוגע the breaking up of idolatrous structures (Deut. XII, 3) is analogous to the breaking up of leprous buildings (Lev. XIV, 45). Y. Orl. III, 63ᵃ bot. דכתיב נ׳ נ׳ for the term נתץ is used for idolatry and for levitical purity (Lev. XI, 35). Tosef. Neg. VI, 10, contrad. to חליצה the removal of one affected stone. Mekh. B’shall., Shir., s. 10 נטיעה שאין בה נ׳ a putting up not to be followed by a tearing down. Y. Orl. I, 60ᵈ bot., v. נְפִיצָה. Y. Ab. Zar. IV, 44ᵃ; a. fr.