What does נָתִיב (nātiyb) mean in the Bible?
נָתִיב (nātiyb): A worn path created by repeated passage; metaphorically, the habitual course or manner of life
Hebrew · H5410
נָתִיב
A (beaten) track
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נָתִיב H5410
Pronunciation nātiyb
What does נָתִיב (nātiyb) mean in the Bible?
נָתִיב (nātiyb): A worn path created by repeated passage; metaphorically, the habitual course or manner of life
Full entry for נָתִיב (H5410) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5410?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (3), paths (3), the paths (2), a path (1), and a path (1).
Where does נָתִיב (nātiyb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 5:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (7), Proverbs (6), Isaiah (4), Psalms (4).
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 . . . 3× Judges 5:6, Proverbs 8:2, Proverbs 12:28
paths 3× Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 59:8, Jeremiah 6:16
the paths 2× Job 38:20, Proverbs 8:20
a path 1× Psalms 78:50
and a path 1× Isaiah 43:16
He has made my paths 1× Lamentations 3:9
her paths 1× Proverbs 3:17
her way 1× Hosea 2:6
his path 1× Job 18:10
in the path 1× Psalms 119:35
into her paths 1× Proverbs 7:25
my path 1× Job 30:13
my paths 1× Job 19:8
my way 1× Psalms 142:3
of the Streets 1× Isaiah 58:12
on its paths 1× Job 24:13
on rutted 1× Jeremiah 18:15
that path 1× Job 28:7
to my path 1× Psalms 119:105
upon their path 1× Proverbs 1:15
wake 1× Job 41:32
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 5:6 נְתִיב֔וֹת to . . . Noun - feminine plural Job 18:10 נָתִֽיב׃ to his path Noun - masculine singular Job 19:8 נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗י to my paths Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Job 24:13 בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃ to on its paths Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Job 28:7 נָ֭תִיב to that path Noun - masculine singular Job 30:13 נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י to my path Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Job 38:20 נְתִיב֥וֹת to the paths Noun - feminine plural construct Job 41:32 נָתִ֑יב to wake Noun - masculine singular Psalms 78:50 נָתִ֗יב to a path Noun - masculine singular Psalms 119:35 בִּנְתִ֣יב to in the path Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 5:6
Aligned rows 26
Books represented 8
Judges 1 Job 7 Psalms 4 Proverbs 6 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 2 Lamentations 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
נְתִיב֔וֹת 2x nə·ṯî·ḇō·wṯ Judges 5:6, Jeremiah 18:15
נְתִיב֥וֹת 2x nə·ṯî·ḇō·wṯ Job 38:20, Proverbs 8:20
נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י 2x nə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯî Job 30:13, Psalms 142:3
בִּנְתִ֣יב 1x bin·ṯîḇ Psalms 119:35
בִּנְתִיב֥וֹת 1x bin·ṯî·ḇō·wṯ Isaiah 42:16
בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ 1x bin·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā Proverbs 7:25
בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃ 1x bin·ṯî·ḇō·ṯāw Job 24:13
וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ 1x ū·nə·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā Hosea 2:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 4x Job 18:10, Job 28:7, Job 41:32, Psalms 78:50
Noun - feminine plural 3x Judges 5:6, Proverbs 8:2, Isaiah 58:12
Noun - feminine plural construct 3x Job 38:20, Proverbs 8:20, Jeremiah 18:15
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 2x Job 19:8, Lamentations 3:9
Noun - feminine singular 2x Proverbs 12:28, Isaiah 43:16
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Job 30:13, Psalms 142:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Hosea 2:6
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 3:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A worn path created by repeated passage; metaphorically, the habitual course or manner of life
Source Gloss
a (beaten) track
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A worn path created by repeated passage; metaphorically, the habitual course or manner of life
a (beaten) track BDB: path Usage: path(-way), × travel(-ler), way.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A way or route of life, figuratively representing the course of righteous living
Showing 1 selected witness from 26 lexical occurrence verses.
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain