נָחַת
nâchath · naw-khath'
to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down
- to sink, i.e. descend
- causatively, to press or lead down
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be broken, (cause to) come down, enter, go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to separate and protect › the mark, the covenant sign
The seed, life continuing that works to separate and protect of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָחַת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- is broken2 · 22%
- go down1 · 11%
- stick fast1 · 11%
- presseth me sore1 · 11%
- thou settlest1 · 11%
- entereth1 · 11%
- who shall come down1 · 11%
- to come down1 · 11%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.