Nachat נָחֵת
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| נָחֵת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nachat |
| Strong's number | H5181 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to descend |
| Occurrences | 11 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (3) |
Nachat (Hebrew נָחֵת, Strong's H5181) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to descend”. It occurs 11 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to go down, descend
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go down, descend
1a2) to descend, descend into (chastisement) (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate
1c) (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow)
1d) (Hiphil) to bring down
Aramaic equivalent: ne.chat (נְחֵת "to descend" H5182)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go down, descend
1a2) to descend, descend into (chastisement) (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate
1c) (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow)
1d) (Hiphil) to bring down
Aramaic equivalent: ne.chat (נְחֵת "to descend" H5182)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | broken (2), down (2), fast (1), sore (1), settlest (1), entereth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | can bend (2), will be shattered (1), will we go down (1), go down (1), have pierced me deeply (1), has pressed down (1), level (1), cuts into (1), can come (1), bring down (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nachat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 22:35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Job
- Job 17:16They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”
- Job 21:13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
Psalms
- Psalm 18:34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
- Psalm 38:2For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
- Psalm 65:10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 17:10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 21:13Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau— declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
Joel
- Joel 3:11Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).