נָחֵת

na.chatto descendHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb11 occurrences7 books10 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down
Traditional renderings: be broken, (cause to) come down, enter, go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

11 total
  1. 1 Samuel 2:10יֵחַ֣תּוּ · will be shattered
    Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
  2. 2 Samuel 22:35וְנִחַ֥ת · can bend
    He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
  3. Job 17:16נָֽחַת׃ס · Will we go down
    Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”
  4. Job 21:13יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ · and go down
    They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
  5. Psalm 18:34וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה · can bend
    He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
  6. Psalm 38:2נִ֣חֲתוּ · have pierced me deeply; וַתִּנְחַ֖ת · has pressed down
    For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
  7. Psalm 65:10נַחֵ֣ת · and level
    You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.
  8. Proverbs 17:10תֵּ֣חַת · cuts into
    A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
  9. Jeremiah 21:13יֵחַ֣ת · can come
    Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
  10. Joel 3:11הַֽנְחַ֥ת · Bring down
    Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.