H5181

נָחֵת

na.chatH:V

to descend

1) to go down, descend 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go down, descend 1a2) to descend, descend into (chastisement) (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate 1c) (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow) 1d) (Hiphil) to bring down Aramaic equivalent: ne.chat (נְחֵת "to descend" H5182)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[נָחֵת] verb (Aramaic and in poetry) go down, descend (Aramaic נְחֵת, ; Palmyrene נחת Lzb³²³); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יֵחַת Jer 21:13 3 feminine singular תֵּ֫חַת Prov 17:10, וַתִּנְחַת Ps 38:3 3 masculine plural יֵחַ֑תּוּ Job 21:13 (forms יֵחַת, יֵחַתּוּ see also חתת); —

1. go down, descend, to attack Jer 21:13 into Sh®°ôl Job 21:13.

2. figurative descend in chastisement Ps 38:3 (hand of ׳י; || Niph`al see below); followed by בְּ descend into i.e. make impression on, Prov 17:10 (of reproof). Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine plural נִחֲתוּ followed by בְּ = penetrate Ps 38:3, (of arrows of ׳י). Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְנִחַת 2Sam 22:35 (see Ges^{«GKC:145»§ 145}. 7); = 3 feminine singular וְנִחֲתָה Ps 18:35 Infinitive absolute נַחֵת Ps 65:11 — cause to descend = press down, according to most, in קֶשֶׁת נְחוּשָׁה זְדֹעֹתָ֑י ׳וְנ 2Sam 22:35 = Ps 18:35 so that my arms press down, stretch, a bow of bronze, but dubious; Bu conjecture Hiph`il יַנְחִת; HPS וַיָּ֫שֶׁת and makes my arms a bow of bronze; of pressing down, smoothing out, furrows of land Ps 65:11. Hiph`il Imperative הַנְחַת Joel 4:11 thither bring down thy heroes, ׳י! (on form compare Ges^{«GKC:64»§ 64} R. 3 Kö^{i. 314 f.}).

[נְחֵת] verb descend (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew (in poetry, and late)); —

Pe`al Participle נָחִ֑ת Dan 4:10; Dan 4:20 (both מִןשְֿׁמַיָּא). Haph`el deposit, ב location: Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּחֵת (K^{§ 42}, b)) Ezra 6:5 (Gu^Hpt reads 3 masculine plural); Imperative masculine singular אֲחֵת (K^{§ 15} d)) Ezra 5:15 (accusative of thing); Passive participle plural מְהַחֲתִין Ezra 6:1 (were) deposited. Hoph`al (W^{CG 225}) be deposed: Perfect 3 masculine singular הָנְחַת Dan 5:20 (מִןכָּֿרְסֵא).

4 occurrences

I Samuel (1), II Samuel (1), Proverbs (1), Jeremiah (1)