נָתַךְ
nâthak · naw-thak'
to flow forth (literally or figuratively); by implication, to liquify
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to flow forth (literally or figuratively); by implication, to liquify
- to flow forth (literally or figuratively)
- by implication, to liquify
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: drop, gather (together), melt, pour (forth, out).
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
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the mark, the covenant sign › the open hand that covers
The seed, life continuing of the mark, the covenant sign of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָתַךְ 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
21 occurrences · 21 OT · 0 NT · 20 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- shall be poured out2 · 10%
- was not poured1 · 5%
- dropped1 · 5%
- have gathered1 · 5%
- shall not be poured out1 · 5%
- and they have gathered together1 · 5%
- that is poured out1 · 5%
- are poured out1 · 5%
- hast thou not poured me out1 · 5%
- hath been poured forth1 · 5%
- be poured forth1 · 5%
- was poured forth1 · 5%
- upon it, to melt1 · 5%
- you there, and melt1 · 5%
- and ye shall be melted1 · 5%
- so shall ye be melted1 · 5%
- of it may be molten1 · 5%
- is poured1 · 5%
- shall be poured1 · 5%
- is poured out1 · 5%
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.