נְחֵת

ne.chatto descendHow to read Hebrew
aramaicOld TestamentVerb6 occurrences2 books6 verses

Definition

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5181; to descend; causatively, to bring away, deposit, depose
Traditional renderings: carry, come down, depose, lay up, place.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נְחֵת:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Ezra 5:15אֲחֵ֣ת · put
    …and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’
  2. Ezra 6:1מְהַחֲתִ֥ין · stored
    Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.
  3. Ezra 6:5וְתַחֵ֖ת · and deposited
    Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.
  4. Daniel 4:13נָחִֽת׃ · coming down
    As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
  5. Daniel 4:23נָחִ֣ת׀ · coming down
    And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’
  6. Daniel 5:20הָנְחַת֙ · he was deposed
    But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.