What does נָטָה (nāṭāh) mean in the Bible?
נָטָה (nāṭāh): Stretching outward that bends or deflects; foundational for both physical extension and moral deviation or turning away.
Hebrew · H5186
נָטָה
To stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
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נָטָה H5186
Pronunciation nāṭāh
What does נָטָה (nāṭāh) mean in the Bible?
נָטָה (nāṭāh): Stretching outward that bends or deflects; foundational for both physical extension and moral deviation or turning away.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5186?
The BSB source-word alignment has 214 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Incline (16), stretched out (9), I will stretch out (8), Stretch out (8), and an outstretched (6).
Where does נָטָה (nāṭāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 12:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (29), Isaiah (26), Exodus (22), Jeremiah (22).
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 Incline 16× 2 Kings 19:16, Psalms 17:6, Psalms 31:2, Psalms 71:2
stretched out 9× Exodus 8:6, Exodus 8:17, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 10:13
I will stretch out 8× 2 Kings 21:13, Jeremiah 6:12, Jeremiah 51:25, Ezekiel 6:14
Stretch out 8× Exodus 8:5, Exodus 8:16, Exodus 9:22, Exodus 10:12
and an outstretched 6× Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 5:15, Deuteronomy 26:8, 2 Kings 17:36
and outstretched 6× Deuteronomy 7:19, Deuteronomy 9:29, 1 Kings 8:42, 2 Chronicles 6:32
upraised 5× Isaiah 5:25, Isaiah 9:12, Isaiah 9:17, Isaiah 9:21
or incline 4× Jeremiah 11:8, Jeremiah 17:23, Jeremiah 34:14, Jeremiah 44:5
turn 4× Numbers 20:17, 2 Samuel 2:21, Psalms 119:36, Psalms 119:51
and pitched 3× Genesis 12:8, Genesis 35:21, 1 Chronicles 15:1
deny 3× Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 24:17
He stretches out 3× Job 26:7, Psalms 104:2, Isaiah 40:22
turned 3× Numbers 22:23, 1 Kings 11:4, Psalms 119:157
an outstretched 2× Ezekiel 20:33, Ezekiel 20:34
and incline 2× Joshua 24:23, Psalms 45:10
and stretch out 2× Exodus 7:19, Exodus 14:16
and stretched out 2× Jeremiah 10:12, Jeremiah 51:15
had pitched 2× 2 Samuel 6:17, 1 Chronicles 16:1
He parted 2× 2 Samuel 22:10, Psalms 18:9
inclined 2× Jeremiah 25:4, Jeremiah 35:15
of justice 2× Isaiah 29:21, Amos 5:12
stretches out 2× Job 9:8, Isaiah 31:3
They push 2× Job 24:4, Amos 2:7
turned away 2× Numbers 20:21, Numbers 22:33
with an outstretched 2× Exodus 6:6, Jeremiah 21:5
[The LORD] has stretched out 1× Isaiah 23:11
am offering 1× 1 Chronicles 21:10
and as soon as he did so 1× Joshua 8:19
and bent down 1× Hosea 11:4
and deny justice 1× Malachi 3:5
and direct 1× Proverbs 2:2
and extended 1× Genesis 39:21
and had pitched 1× Judges 4:11
and he pitched 1× Genesis 26:25
and he wields 1× Ezekiel 30:25
and he will spread 1× Jeremiah 43:10
And He will stretch out 1× Zephaniah 2:13
and His outstretched 1× Deuteronomy 11:2
and I stretch out 1× Ezekiel 14:13
and I will stretch out 1× Ezekiel 14:9
and perverting 1× 1 Samuel 8:3
and pitch 1× Exodus 33:7
and settled 1× Genesis 38:1
and spread it out 1× 2 Samuel 21:10
and stretched them out 1× Isaiah 42:5
and turned away 1× Numbers 22:33
and who has shown 1× Ezra 7:28
are like lengthening 1× Psalms 102:11
away 1× 1 Kings 11:3
be drawn 1× Psalms 141:4
but He has extended 1× Ezra 9:9
But those who turn 1× Psalms 125:5
by siding 1× Exodus 23:2
extend 1× Numbers 21:15
extends 1× Isaiah 44:13
Go ahead 1× 1 Samuel 14:7
grow long 1× Jeremiah 6:4
had conspired 1× 1 Kings 2:28
had turned away 1× 1 Kings 11:9
has led him astray 1× Isaiah 44:20
have diverted 1× Jeremiah 5:25
have not strayed 1× Psalms 44:18
have turned 1× Job 31:7
He directs it 1× Proverbs 21:1
he had pitched 1× 2 Chronicles 1:4
He has inclined 1× Psalms 116:2
he has stretched out 1× Job 15:25
He inclined 1× Psalms 40:1
he pitched 1× Genesis 33:19
He stretched out 1× Lamentations 2:8
he went over 1× Genesis 38:16
he who withholds 1× Deuteronomy 27:19
held 1× Joshua 8:26
held high 1× Isaiah 3:16
held out 1× Joshua 8:18
Hold out 1× Joshua 8:18
I have inclined 1× Psalms 119:112
I stretched out 1× Ezekiel 16:27
I will extend 1× Isaiah 66:12
I will incline 1× Psalms 49:4
instead, he took 1× 1 Chronicles 13:13
is outstretched 1× Isaiah 14:27
is raised 1× Isaiah 5:25
it aside 1× 2 Samuel 6:10
late afternoon 1× Judges 19:8
lead you astray 1× Job 36:18
let down 1× Genesis 24:14
like a leaning 1× Psalms 62:3
like a lengthening 1× Psalms 109:23
listen 1× Psalms 78:1
May He incline 1× 1 Kings 8:58
my outstretched 1× Proverbs 1:24
nor is depriving 1× Proverbs 18:5
or turn from them 1× Proverbs 4:5
overspread 1× Job 15:29
Part 1× Psalms 144:5
pervert justice 1× Exodus 23:2
pulled him aside 1× 2 Samuel 3:27
she entices him 1× Proverbs 7:21
so he bent 1× Genesis 49:15
So he swayed 1× 2 Samuel 19:14
So I will stretch out 1× Jeremiah 15:6
So they pitched 1× 2 Samuel 16:22
Spread out 1× Ezekiel 1:22
stretched 1× Job 38:5
stumbled 1× Psalms 73:2
swerve 1× Proverbs 4:27
that stretched out 1× Isaiah 45:12
The LORD will stretch out 1× Isaiah 34:11
Then he pushed 1× Judges 16:30
they intend 1× Psalms 21:11
They lie down 1× Amos 2:8
They spread out 1× Numbers 24:6
they turned aside 1× 1 Samuel 8:3
they will turn 1× 1 Kings 11:2
to cast [us] 1× Psalms 17:11
to deny 1× Lamentations 3:35
to deprive 1× Isaiah 10:2
to lengthen 1× 2 Kings 20:10
to pitch 1× Jeremiah 10:20
to return her 1× Numbers 22:23
to subvert 1× Proverbs 17:23
to turn 1× Numbers 22:26
turn aside into 1× Numbers 21:22
turn away 1× Psalms 27:9
turn off 1× Isaiah 30:11
turning 1× 2 Samuel 2:19
turning aside 1× Job 23:11
were inclined 1× Judges 9:3
when I stretch out 1× Exodus 7:5
who alone stretched out 1× Isaiah 44:24
who stays but a night 1× Jeremiah 14:8
who stretched out 1× Isaiah 51:13
who stretches out 1× Zechariah 12:1
will be stretched out 1× Zechariah 1:16
with 1× 1 Kings 2:28
You stretched out 1× Exodus 15:12
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 12:8 וַיֵּ֣ט to and pitched Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 24:14 הַטִּי־ to let down Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular Genesis 26:25 וַיֶּט־ to and he pitched Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 33:19 נָֽטָה־ to he pitched Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 35:21 וַיֵּ֣ט to and pitched Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 38:1 וַיֵּ֛ט to and settled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 38:16 וַיֵּ֨ט to he went over Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 39:21 וַיֵּ֥ט to and extended Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 49:15 וַיֵּ֤ט to so he bent Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 6:6 נְטוּיָ֔ה to with an outstretched Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 12:8
Aligned rows 214
Books represented 26
Genesis 9 Exodus 22 Numbers 10 Deuteronomy 9 Joshua 5 Judges 4 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 9 1 Kings 8 2 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 2 Ezra 2 Job 9 Psalms 29 Proverbs 12 Isaiah 26 Jeremiah 22 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 12 Daniel 1 Hosea 1 Amos 3 Zephaniah 2 Zechariah 2 Malachi 1
Source forms
וַיֵּ֣ט 6x way·yêṭ Genesis 12:8, Genesis 35:21, Judges 4:11, Judges 16:30
וַיֵּ֥ט 5x way·yêṭ Genesis 39:21, Exodus 10:22, Numbers 20:21, 2 Samuel 22:10
וְנָטִ֤יתִי 5x wə·nā·ṭî·ṯî Ezekiel 6:14, Ezekiel 14:9, Ezekiel 14:13, Ezekiel 35:3
נְטוּיָ֔ה 5x nə·ṭū·yāh Exodus 6:6, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 26:8, Jeremiah 32:21
הַט־ 4x haṭ- Psalms 119:36, Psalms 144:5, Proverbs 4:20, Proverbs 5:1
הַטֵּֽה־ 4x haṭ·ṭêh- Psalms 71:2, Psalms 86:1, Psalms 88:2, Psalms 102:2
הִטּ֣וּ 4x hiṭ·ṭū 1 Kings 11:4, Jeremiah 7:24, Jeremiah 11:8, Jeremiah 44:5
הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה 4x han·nə·ṭū·yāh 1 Kings 8:42, 2 Chronicles 6:32, Jeremiah 27:5, Jeremiah 32:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 24x Genesis 12:8, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 18x Genesis 33:19, Numbers 21:15, Joshua 8:26, 2 Samuel 2:19
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular 16x Exodus 6:6, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 5:15, Deuteronomy 26:8
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular 14x 2 Kings 19:16, Psalms 17:6, Psalms 31:2, Psalms 71:2
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 10x 1 Chronicles 21:10, Job 9:8, Job 26:7, Psalms 104:2
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular 9x Deuteronomy 7:19, Deuteronomy 9:29, Deuteronomy 11:2, 1 Kings 8:42
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 9x 1 Kings 11:4, Jeremiah 5:25, Jeremiah 7:24, Jeremiah 7:26
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 9x Exodus 8:5, Exodus 8:16, Exodus 9:22, Exodus 10:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Stretching outward that bends or deflects; foundational for both physical extension and moral deviation or turning away.
Strong's H5186
Lexical occurrences 216 verses Word forms 3 forms 128 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 23:8-14 Source Gloss
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
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×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Old Testament Witnesses
To extend or incline, often of divine action.
To extend or spread out.
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 216 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָטָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
The Lord’s extended hand signals active intervention in judgment. Isaiah 23:8-14
Affirms the Lord’s creative authority over the cosmos. Isaiah 44:24-28
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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
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