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Strong's #5181 - נָחַת
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- to go down, descend
- (Qal)
- to go down, descend
- to descend, descend into (chastisement) (figuratively)
- (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate
- (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow)
- (Hiphil) to bring down
- (Qal)
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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.
; Palmyrene נחת Lzb323); — Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יֵחַת Jeremiah 21:13; 3 feminine singular תֵּ֫חַת Proverbs 17:10, וַתִּנְחַת Psalm 38:3; 3 masculine plural יֵחַ֑תּוּ Job 21:13 (forms יֵחַת, יֵחַתּוּ see also חתת); —
1 go down, descend, to attack Jeremiah 21:13; into Sh®°ôl Job 21:13.
2 figurative descend in chastisement Psalm 38:3 (hand of ׳י; ""
Niph`al see below); followed by בְּ descend into i.e. make impression on, Proverbs 17:10 (of reproof).
Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine plural נִחֲתוּ followed by בְּ = penetrate Psalm 38:3, (of arrows of ׳י).
Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְנִחַת 2 Samuel 22:35 (see Ges§ 145. 7); = 3 feminine singular וְנִחֲתָה Psalm 18:35; Infinitive absolute נַחֵת Psalm 65:11; — cause to descend = press down, according to most, in קֶשֶׁת נְחוּשָׁה זְדֹעֹתָ֑י׳וְנ 2 Samuel 22:35 = Psalm 18:35 so that my arms press down, stretch, a bow of bronze, but dubious; Bu conjecture Hiph`il יַנְחִת; HPS וַיָּ֫שֶׁת and makes my arms a bow of bronze; of pressing down, smoothing out, furrows of land Psalm 65:11.
Hiph`il Imperative הַנְחַת Joel 4:11 thither bring down thy heroes, ׳י! (on form compare Ges§ 64 R. 3 Kö i. 314 f.).
[נְחֵת] verb descend (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew (in poetry, and late)); —
Pe`al Participle נָחִ֑ת Daniel 4:10; Daniel 4:20 (both מִןשְֿׁמַיָּא).
Haph`el deposit, ב location: Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּחֵת (K§ 42, b)) Ezra 6:5 (Gu Hpt reads 3 masculine plural); Imperative masculine singular אֲחֵת (K§ 15 d)) Ezra 5:15 (accusative of thing); Passive participle plural מְהַחֲתִין Ezra 6:1 (were) deposited.
Hoph`al (W CG 225) be deposed: Perfect 3 masculine singular הָנְחַת Daniel 5:20 (מִןכָּֿרְסֵא).
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].
