What does נָחַת mean in the Bible?
e. descend ; causatively, to press or lead down".
Hebrew · H5181
נָחַת
To sink , i.e. descend ; causatively, to press or lead down
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נָחַת H5181
What does נָחַת mean in the Bible?
נָחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "to sink , i.e. descend ; causatively, to press or lead down".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5181?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include can bend (2), and go down (1), and level (1), Bring down (1), can come (1).
Where does נָחַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 2:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Job (2), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It can bend 2× 2 Samuel 22:35, Psalms 18:34
and go down 1× Job 21:13
and level 1× Psalms 65:10
Bring down 1× Joel 3:11
can come 1× Jeremiah 21:13
cuts into 1× Proverbs 17:10
has pressed down 1× Psalms 38:2
have pierced me deeply 1× Psalms 38:2
will be shattered 1× 1 Samuel 2:10
Will we go down 1× Job 17:16
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 2:10 יֵחַ֣תּוּ to will be shattered Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 22:35 וְנִחַ֥ת to can bend Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Job 17:16 נָֽחַת׃ס to Will we go down Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Job 21:13 יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ to and go down Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 18:34 וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה to can bend Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 38:2 נִ֣חֲתוּ to have pierced me deeply Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 38:2 וַתִּנְחַ֖ת to has pressed down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 65:10 נַחֵ֣ת to and level Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Proverbs 17:10 תֵּ֣חַת to cuts into Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Jeremiah 21:13 יֵחַ֣ת to can come Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 2:10
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 7
1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 2 Psalms 4 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1 Joel 1
Source forms
הַֽנְחַ֥ת 1x han·ḥaṯ Joel 3:11
וְנִחַ֥ת 1x wə·ni·ḥaṯ 2 Samuel 22:35
וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה 1x wə·ni·ḥă·ṯāh Psalms 18:34
וַתִּנְחַ֖ת 1x wat·tin·ḥaṯ Psalms 38:2
יֵחַ֣ת 1x yê·ḥaṯ Jeremiah 21:13
יֵחַ֣תּוּ 1x yê·ḥat·tū 1 Samuel 2:10
יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ 1x yê·ḥāt·tū Job 21:13
נַחֵ֣ת 1x na·ḥêṯ Psalms 65:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 18:34
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 22:35
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 38:2
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular 1x Joel 3:11
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x 1 Samuel 2:10
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Psalms 38:2
Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute 1x Psalms 65:10
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural 1x Job 17:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to sink , i.e. descend ; causatively, to press or lead down
Source Gloss
to sink , i.e. descend ; causatively, to press or lead down
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down BDB: go down Usage: be broken, (cause to) come down, enter, go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 7
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Imperfect 1Sam 2:10 1×
Perfect Ps 38:3 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Imperfect Jer 21:13 · Job 21:13 · Prov 17:10 3×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Sequential imperfect Joel 4:11 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Infinitive absolute Ps 65:11 1×
Word Origins
נָחַת is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain