נָחֵת
na.chat
“to descend”
Definition
to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down
a primitive root;
- 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)
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Occurrences
נָחֵת appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered.He will thunder from heaven against them.The LORD will judge the ends of the earthand will give power to His king.He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
He trains my hands for battle;my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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?”
Will it go down to the gates of Sheol?Will we go down together into the dust?”
They spend their days in prosperityand go down to Sheol in peace.
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