נְחַת
nᵉchath · nekh-ath'
to descend; causatively, to bring away, deposit, depose
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5181 (נָחַת);
to descend; causatively, to bring away, deposit, depose
- to descend
- causatively, to bring away, deposit, depose
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: carry, come down, depose, lay up, place.
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 נְחַת 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- carry1 · 17%
- were laid up1 · 17%
- and place1 · 17%
- came down1 · 17%
- coming down1 · 17%
- he was deposed1 · 17%
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.