נָתִיב
nâthîyb · naw-theeb'
a (beaten) track
Lexicon
Derivation: or (feminine) נְתִיבָה; or נְתִבָה; (Jeremiah 6:16), from an unused root meaning to tramp;
a (beaten) track
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: path(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the mark, the covenant sign › the hand that works › the house, what is within
The seed, life continuing of the mark, the covenant sign of the hand that works of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָתִיב 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
26 occurrences · 26 OT · 0 NT · 23 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- my path2 · 8%
- of the paths2 · 8%
- paths2 · 8%
- through byways1 · 4%
- for him in the way1 · 4%
- in my paths1 · 4%
- in the paths1 · 4%
- there is a path1 · 4%
- the paths1 · 4%
- he maketh a path1 · 4%
- a way1 · 4%
- in the path1 · 4%
- unto my path1 · 4%
- from their path1 · 4%
- and all her paths1 · 4%
- in her paths1 · 4%
- and in the pathway1 · 4%
- them in paths1 · 4%
- and a path1 · 4%
- of paths1 · 4%
- in paths1 · 4%
- he hath made my paths1 · 4%
- her paths1 · 4%
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.