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נָתִיב

A (beaten) track

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נָתִיבH5410
Pronunciationnātiyb

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

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

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
paths3×Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 59:8, Jeremiah 6:16
the paths2×Job 38:20, Proverbs 8:20
a path1×Psalms 78:50
and a path1×Isaiah 43:16
He has made my paths1×Lamentations 3:9
her paths1×Proverbs 3:17
her way1×Hosea 2:6
his path1×Job 18:10
in the path1×Psalms 119:35
into her paths1×Proverbs 7:25
my path1×Job 30:13
my paths1×Job 19:8
my way1×Psalms 142:3
of the Streets1×Isaiah 58:12
on its paths1×Job 24:13
on rutted1×Jeremiah 18:15
that path1×Job 28:7
to my path1×Psalms 119:105
upon their path1×Proverbs 1:15
wake1×Job 41:32
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 5:6נְתִיב֔וֹתto. . .Noun - feminine pluralJob 18:10נָתִֽיב׃tohis pathNoun - masculine singularJob 19:8נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗יtomy pathsNoun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularJob 24:13בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃toon its pathsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularJob 28:7נָ֭תִיבtothat pathNoun - masculine singularJob 30:13נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יtomy pathNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularJob 38:20נְתִיב֥וֹתtothe pathsNoun - feminine plural constructJob 41:32נָתִ֑יבtowakeNoun - masculine singularPsalms 78:50נָתִ֗יבtoa pathNoun - masculine singularPsalms 119:35בִּנְתִ֣יבtoin the pathPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJudges 5:6
Aligned rows26
Books represented8
Judges1Job7Psalms4Proverbs6Isaiah4Jeremiah2Lamentations1Hosea1
Source forms
נְתִיב֔וֹת2xnə·ṯî·ḇō·wṯJudges 5:6, Jeremiah 18:15
נְתִיב֥וֹת2xnə·ṯî·ḇō·wṯJob 38:20, Proverbs 8:20
נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י2xnə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯîJob 30:13, Psalms 142:3
בִּנְתִ֣יב1xbin·ṯîḇPsalms 119:35
בִּנְתִיב֥וֹת1xbin·ṯî·ḇō·wṯIsaiah 42:16
בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃1xbin·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hāProverbs 7:25
בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃1xbin·ṯî·ḇō·ṯāwJob 24:13
וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ1xū·nə·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hāHosea 2:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular4xJob 18:10, Job 28:7, Job 41:32, Psalms 78:50
Noun - feminine plural3xJudges 5:6, Proverbs 8:2, Isaiah 58:12
Noun - feminine plural construct3xJob 38:20, Proverbs 8:20, Jeremiah 18:15
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular2xJob 19:8, Lamentations 3:9
Noun - feminine singular2xProverbs 12:28, Isaiah 43:16
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular2xJob 30:13, Psalms 142:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xHosea 2:6
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xProverbs 3:17
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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