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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #5181 - נָחַת
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2396) thn (נההת NHhT) AC: Descend CO: ? AB: ?: [from: tn- removing]
V) thn (נההת NHhT) - Descend: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (15): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Hophal, Piel) broken, come down, enter, stick fast, settle, press, carry, place, lay, depose - Strongs: H5181 (נָחַת), H5182 (נְחַת)
Nm) thn (נההת NHhT) - Descended: KJV (1): come down - Strongs: H5185 (נָחֵת)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
נָחַת fut. יִנְחַת Psalms 38:3, and יֵחַת Proverbs 17:10, to descend; a root of frequent use in the Aramean, i.q. Hebr. יָרַד, in the Old Test. only found in poetry (perhaps a secondary root springing from the noun נַחַת); Jerem. 21:13, מִי־יֵחַת עָלֵינוּ “who shall come down against us?” who shall oppose us? Psalms 38:3, וַתִּנְחַת עָלַי יָדֶֽךָ “and thy hand came down upon me,” chastising me; plur. יֵחַתּוּ Job 21:13, for יֵחָתוּ with Dag. euphon.; compare Lehrg. p. 85. Trop. Proverbs 17:10, תֵּחַת גְּעָרָה בְמֵבִין “correction goes down into (the mind of) the prudent” comp. Proverbs 18:8, 26:22 ); תֵּחַת is penacute; comp. Lehrg. § 51, 1, note 1.
Niphal נִחַת i.q. Kal Psalms 38:3, כִּי־חִצֶּיךָ נִחֲתוּ בִי “for thy arrows come down upon me,” they pierce me.
Piel נִחַת to press down.
(a) a bow, i.e. to bend it, Psalms 18:35.
(b) furrows, i.e. to smooth down (spoken of rain), Psalms 65:11.
Hiphil, to prostrate. Imp. הַנְחַת Joel 4:11 [taken in Thes. as meaning to lead down].
[Derivative, נָחֵת].
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13