נָחַתnâchath
נָחֵת: go down, descend
Pronunciation: naw-khath' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5181
Meanings
Qal
1. go down, descend (Jeremiah 21:13; Job 21:13)
2. descend (Psalms 38:3; Proverbs 17:10)
Niph`al: = penetrate (Psalms 38:3)
Pi`el: cause to descend, = press down (2 Samuel 22:35; Psalms 18:35; Psalms 65:11)
Hiph`il: bring down (Joel 4:11)
ᵑ7: descend
Haph`el: deposited. (Ezra 6:5; Ezra 5:15; Ezra 6:1)
Hoph`al: be deposed (Daniel 5:20)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- 1 Samuel 2:10 Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven; the Lord judges throughout the earth. He gives power to his king; he increases the strength of his anointed one.”
- 2 Samuel 22:35 He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
- Job 17:16 No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. We will rest together in the dust!”
- Job 21:13 They spend their days in prosperity, then go down to the grave in peace.
- Psalms 18:34 He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
- Psalms 38:2 Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).