What does נָטָה · יָד mean in the Bible?
נָטָה · יָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "stretch out the hand".
Hebrew · H5186, H3027
נָטִיתִי אֶת־יָדִי
To stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) · a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
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נָטָה H5186 to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
Pronunciation nāṭāh
Stretching outward that bends or deflects; foundational for both physical extension and moral deviation or turning away.
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יָד H3027 a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
Pronunciation yād
Open hand signifies power, control, and agency; extends from literal grasp to dominion and divine authority throughout Scripture.
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What does נָטִיתִי אֶת־יָדִי (natiti et-yadi) mean in the Bible?
נָטָה · יָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "stretch out the hand".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5186, H3027?
H5186, H3027 is connected to 1,843 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. stretch out the hand
Source Gloss
stretch out the hand
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 3 Aligned forms 128
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 77×
Perfect 1Chr 16:1 · 1Kgs 2:28 · 1Kgs 11:9 · 2Chr 1:4 · 2Sam 2:19 · 2Sam 6:17 · Gen 33:19 · Isa 23:11 · Isa 44:13 · Jer 10:12 · Jer 14:8 · Jer 51:15 · Job 15:25 · Job 38:5 · Josh 8:26 · Lam 2:8 29×
Participle passive 1Chr 21:16 · 2Kgs 17:36 · Deut 4:34 · Deut 5:15 · Deut 26:8 · Exod 6:6 · Ezek 1:22 · Ezek 20:33 · Ezek 20:34 · Isa 3:16 · Isa 5:25 · Isa 9:11 · Isa 9:16 · Isa 9:20 · Isa 10:4 · Jer 21:5 22×
Participle active 1Chr 21:10 · Ezek 25:16 · Isa 44:24 · Isa 51:13 · Isa 66:12 · Jer 10:20 · Job 9:8 · Job 26:7 · Ps 104:2 · Zech 12:1 10×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 14:7 · 2Sam 2:21 · Exod 8:1 · Exod 8:12 · Exod 9:22 · Exod 10:12 · Exod 10:21 · Exod 14:26 · Josh 8:18 9×
Imperfect Num 20:17 · Num 21:22 · Job 15:29 · Job 31:7 4×
Jussive Prov 4:5 · Prov 4:27 2×
Infinitive construct Judg 19:8 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 48×
Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 19:16 · Dan 9:18 · Isa 37:17 · Prov 4:20 · Prov 5:1 · Prov 22:17 · Ps 17:6 · Ps 31:3 · Ps 71:2 · Ps 86:1 · Ps 88:3 · Ps 102:3 · Ps 119:36 · Ps 144:5 · Isa 30:11 · Isa 55:3 18×
Perfect 1Kgs 11:4 · Amos 5:12 · Jer 5:25 · Jer 7:24 · Jer 7:26 · Jer 11:8 · Jer 17:23 · Jer 34:14 · Jer 44:5 · Ezra 7:28 · Ps 116:2 · Jer 25:4 · Jer 35:15 · Prov 5:13 14×
Imperfect 1Kgs 11:2 · Amos 2:7 · Amos 2:8 · Isa 54:2 · Job 24:4 · Deut 16:19 · Deut 24:17 · Exod 23:6 · Prov 2:2 · Jer 6:12 · Job 23:11 · Ps 49:5 · Isa 31:3 13×
Jussive Ps 27:9 · Ps 141:4 2×
Participle active Deut 27:19 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Imperfect Jer 6:4 · Zech 1:16 2×
Perfect Num 24:6 1×
Word Origins
נָטִיתִי אֶת־יָדִי 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