Lexicon :: Strong's H5186 - nāṭâ

נָטָה

Transliteration

nāṭâ

Pronunciation

naw-taw'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

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TWOT Reference: 1352

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

נָטָה nâṭâh, naw-taw'; a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows):— afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 215x

The KJV translates Strong's H5186 in the following manner: stretch out (60x), incline (28x), turn (16x), stretch forth (15x), turn aside (13x), bow (8x), decline (8x), pitched (8x), bow down (5x), turn away (5x), spread (5x), stretched out still (4x), pervert (4x), stretch (4x), extend (3x), wrest (3x), outstretched (3x), carried aside (2x), miscellaneous (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 215x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow
1. (Qal)
  1. to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer
  2. to spread out, pitch (tent)
  3. to bend, turn, incline
    1. to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down
    2. to bend, bow
    3. to hold out, extend (fig.)
2. (Niphal) to be stretched out
3. (Hiphil)
  1. to stretch out
  2. to spread out
  3. to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away

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STRONGS H5186: Abbreviations

נָטָה ₂₁₅ verb stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend (Late Hebrew id., incline, spread tent, etc.; Arabic stretch out); —
Qal₁₃₇ Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נ׳ Genesis 33:19 +; 3rd person feminine singular נָֽמְתָה Numbers 22:33; 2nd person masculine singular נָטִיתָ Exodus 15:12; 3rd person plural נָטוּ Psalm 21:42; Isaiah 45:12, נָטָ֫יוּ Psalm 73:2 Qr, etc.; Imperfect יִטֶּה Job 15:29, jussive יֵט Zephaniah 2:13; וַיֵּט Genesis 12:8 +, וַיֶּטֿ Genesis 26:27; 1 Chronicles 15:1; 3rd person feminine singular תִּטֶּה Job 31:7, וַתֵּט Numbers 22:23 + 2 times; 2nd person masculine singular jussive תֵּט Proverbs 4:5, 27; 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּטּוּ 1 Samuel 8:3; 1st person plural נִטֶּה Numbers 20:17; Numbers 21:22; Imperative נְטֵה Exodus 8:1 +; Infinitive construct נְטוֺת Judges 19:8 + 4 times, נְטֹת Exodus 23:2; suffix נְטֹתִי Exodus 7:5, נְטוֺתוֺ Psalm 109:23; Participle active נֹטֶה Jeremiah 10:20 + 6 times, נוֺטֶה Ezekiel 25:16 + 3 times; suffix נוֺטֵיהָם Isaiah 42:5; passive נָטוּי Psalm 62:4 + 2 times, + Psalm 73:2 (see below); feminine singular נְטוּיָה Isaiah 5:25 + 24 times, plural נְטֻיוֺת Isaiah 3:16 Qr (Kt נטוות): —

a. stretch out, extend, hand, rod, usually with accusative + עַל of direction Exodus 9:22, 23; Exodus 10:12, 13, 21, 22 (all E), Exodus 7:19; Exodus 14:16, 21, 26, 27 (all P), absolute Joshua 8:19 (JE), Exodus 8:12 (P); with ב of dart or rod בַּכִּידוֺן אֶלֿ נ׳ Joshua 8:18 (twice in verse) (JE), יָָֽדְךָ בְּמַטֶּ֔ךָ עַלֿ נ׳ Exodus 8:1 (P), compare Exodus 8:2 and (עַל omitted) Exodus 8:13 (all P), Joshua 8:26 (JE); figurative of hostility to God יָדוֺ אֶלֿ נ׳ Job 15:25; especially of God stretching out his hand over (עַל) often with idea of against, i.e. in judgment, Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 23:11; Zephaniah 1:4; Zephaniah 2:13; Ezekiel 6:14 + 7 times Ezekiel; Exodus 7:5 (P); with אֶלֿ againstJeremiah 51:25, compare sword Ezekiel 30:25; absolute Exodus 15:12 (song); passive participle גָּרוֺן נ׳ Isaiah 3:16 outstretched of neck; often זְרוֺע נְטוּיָה arm stretched out (of י׳) to deliver, Deuteronomy 4:34 + 14 times (see זְרוֺעַ); אֶזְרוֺעַ נ׳ Jeremiah 32:21; יָד נ׳, to oppose, Jeremiah 21:5; עוֺד יָדוֺ נְטוּיָה in judgment, Isaiah 5:25 (|| אַפּוֹ שָׁב לֹא), so Isaiah 9:11; Isaiah 9:16; Isaiah 9:20; Isaiah 10:4 (all || id.), compare Isaiah 14:27; הַיָּד הַנְּטוּיָה עַלֿ Isaiah 14:26; נָטִיתִי יָדִי Proverbs 1:24 (of wisdom's appeal; || קָרָאתִי).

b. stretch line and plummet, with עַל 2 Kings 21:13 (subject י׳ figurative of destruction), compare Isaiah 34:11; Lamentations 2:8; line, of artisan's measurements (absolute) Isaiah 44:13, and (with עַל) Job 38:5.

c. = offer, only שָׁלוֺשׁ אֲנִי נֹטֶה עָלֶיךָ 1 Chronicles 21:10 three things do I offer unto thee (so read probably also || 2 Samuel 24:12, see נטל).

2. Spread out, i.e. pitch, tent Genesis 12:8; Genesis 26:25; Genesis 35:21 (all J), Genesis 33:19 (E), Judges 4:11, compare Jeremiah 43:10; figurative of establishing people Jeremiah 10:20; of sacred tent Exodus 33:7 (JE), 2 Samuel 6:17 = 1 Chronicles 16:1; 1 Chronicles 15:1; 2 Chronicles 1:14; object heavens (spread out by י׳ as tent) Jeremiah 10:12 + 9 times, compare Job 26:7; object likeness of firmament in Ezekiel's vision Ezekiel 1:22.

3. Bend, turn, incline:

a. intransitive, of wady Numbers 21:15 (J E; with לְ); turn aside, of Balaam's ass Numbers 22:23 (מִןהַֿדֶּרֶךְ), Numbers 22:33 (מִפָּנַי), compare Numbers 22:33 (לְפָנַי); with adverb accusative Numbers 22:26, so of Israel Numbers 20:17, and (with מֵעָלָיו) Numbers 20:21; with ב into, Numbers 21:22; of individual 2 Samuel 2:19 (לָלֶכֶת עַל), 2 Samuel 2:21 (עַל), Jeremiah 14:8 (with infinitive); compare Genesis 38:1 (עַד), Genesis 38:16 (אֶלֿ); figurative of deviating from path of loyalty 1 Kings 2:28 (with אַחֲרֵי), compare Judges 9:3 (of heart), or of righteousness Exodus 23:2 [yet on text compare Bu^{ZAW xi (1891), 113} Ry^{on the passage}], 1 Samuel 8:3 (all with אַחֲרֵי); with מִן Job 31:7; Psalm 44:19, compare Proverbs 4:5 and (with adverb accusative) Proverbs 4:27; מֵעִם י׳ 1 Kings 11:9 (of heart), compare Psalm 119:51; Psalm 119:157; incline, (of heart), with לְ 1 Samuel 14:7 (read לְבָֽבְךָ נָטָה or נֹטֶה ל׳ Th We Dr Klo Bu HPS Löhr); decline, of shadow on dial 2 Kings 20:10 (|| הָלַךְ, opposed to שׁוּב אֲחֹרַנִּית), figurative of failing life Psalm 102:12; Psalm 109:23; of day Judges 19:8 + Judges 19:9 (text emendations, see GFM); bend down, יִטֶּה לָאָרֶץ Job 15:29, לִנְטוֺת בָּאָרֶץ Psalm 17:11 (both dubious, see Commentaries); apparently וַיֵּט בְּכֹחַ Judges 16:30 and he bowed with all his might (after וַיּלְפֹּת, וַיִּסָּמֵךְ; others stretched himself i.e. gave a thrust, Be GFM, but verb less often intransitive in this sense); of י׳, וַיֵּט אֵלַי Psalm 40:2 and he inclined unto me, — וַתֵּט הַמִּלְחָמָה is read 1 Samuel 4:2 by Dr Klo Bu, compare נָטַשׁ

b. less often transitive, bend, bow, וַיֵּט שִׁכְמוֺ לִסְבֹּל Genesis 49:15 (Issachar under figure of ass); קְיר נָטוּי Psalm 62:4 (simile of fate of wicked; || גָּדֵר הַדְּחוּיָה); here belongs also probably וַאֲנִי כִּמְעַט נָטוּי רַגְלָ֑י Psalm 73:2 (Kt) and I was almost prostrated as to my feet (i.e. by stumbling; Qr נָטָיוּ Perfect 3rd person masculine plural but needless, compare Bae; || ׃ אֲשֻׁרָֽי שֻׁפְּכֻה כְּאַיִן); לִבִּי נ׳ Psalm 119:112 I have inclined my heart (with infinitive); of י׳, וַיֵּט שָׁמַיִם וַיֵּרַד֑ 2 Samuel 22:10 = Psalm 18:10; also figurative, hold out, extend unto, of י׳, object חֶסֶד Genesis 39:21 (J), שָׁלוֺם etc., Isaiah 66:12 (both with אֶלֿ); of men רָעָח Psalm 21:12 (עַל).

† Niph. be stretched out; — Perfect 3rd person masculine plural נִטָּ֫יוּ Numbers 24:6 (J E; compare II. נַחַל); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִנָּטֶה עַלֿ Zechariah 1:16 (of measuring line, for building); stretch themselves out, i.e. grow long, 3rd person masculine plural יִנָּטוּ Jeremiah 6:4 (of shadows, || הַיּוֺם פָּנָה
Hiph.₇₅ Perfect הִטָּה Ezra 7:28; Psalm 116:2, suffix הִטָּ֫הוּ 3rd person feminine singular suffix הִטַּ֫תּוּ Proverbs 7:21; 1st person singular הִטִּיתִי Proverbs 5:13; 3rd person plural הִטּוּ Amos 5:12 + 8 times; 2nd person masculine plural הִטִּיתֶם Jeremiah 25:4; Jeremiah 35:15; Imperfect יַטֶּה Isaiah 31:3, וַיַּט 2 Samuel 9:15; Ezra 9:9; 2nd person masculine singular תַּמֶּה Exodus 23:6 + 3 times, jussive תַּט Psalm 27:9; Psalm 141:4; 1st person singular אַטֶּה Jeremiah 6:12; Psalm 49:5, אָ֑ט Job 23:11, וְאַט Hosea 11:4, but read perhaps וָאַט (compare Now) as Jeremiah 15:6; etc.; Imperative הַטֵּה 2 Kings 19:16 + 7 times, הַט Psalm 17:6 + 5 times Psalms, Proverbs; feminine singular הַטִּי Genesis 24:14; Psalm 45:11; masculine plural הַטּוּ Joshua 24:23 + 3 times; Infinitive construct לְהַטּוֺת Isaiah 10:8 + 4 times, לְהַטֹּת Exodus 23:2; suffix לְהַטּוֺתָהּ Numbers 22:23; Participle מַטֶּה Deuteronomy 27:19; masculine plural מַטִּים Psalm 125:5, construct מַטֵּי Malachi 3:5; —

1. rarely stretch out (as Qal 1), hand Isaiah 31:3 (of י׳ in hostility), with עַל Jeremiah 6:12; Jeremiah 15:6.

2. rarely spread out cloth on (אֶל) rock 2 Samuel 21:10; as Qal 2: tent 2 Samuel 16:22 (+ ל person), tent-curtains (figurative of growth) Isaiah 54:2.

3. usually turn, incline, with accusative, in many senses:

a. literally turn ass into (accusative) road Numbers 22:23 (JE); take aside 2 Samuel 3:27 (accusative of person + אֶלֿ), 2 Samuel 6:10 (accusative of thing + accusative = to) = 1 Chronicles 13:13 (אֶלֿ); incline, turn jar of water Genesis 24:14 (J; to give drink); intransitive only יַטּוּ עַלֿ Amos 2:8 on garments taken in pledge they recline, and הַטּוּ מִנֵּיאֹֿרַח Isaiah 30:11 turn aside, out of the path (i.e. do not interfere with us; || סוּרוּ מִנֵּידֶֿרֶךְ).

b. figurative, הַמַּטִּים עֲקַלְקַלּוֺתָם Psalm 125:5 those turning aside their crooked (ways), i.e. making their ways crooked; compare (negative) Job 23:11.

c. turn, = influence, heart 2 Samuel 19:15; turn (away) heart (cause to apostatize) 1 Kings 11:2, 4 (with אַחֲרֵי), 1 Kings 11:3 (absolute); לֵב subject, with accusative of person Isaiah 44:20 compare Job 36:18 (accusative of person); of persuasion, with accusative of person Proverbs 7:21 (|| תַּדִּיחֶנּוּ).

d. incline one's own heart unto (אֶל) God and his commands, Joshua 24:23 (E), compare Proverbs 2:2 (ל); subject י׳, 1 Kings 8:58; Psalm 119:36, with עַלֿ Proverbs 21:1; negative (with ל) Psalm 141:4.

e. especially incline the ear, of men (in obedience to God), usually || שָׁמַע: absolute Jeremiah 7:24 + 6 times Jeremiah (all negative), so Jeremiah 25:4; Jeremiah 44:5 (+ infinitive), Isaiah 55:3; to inspired teacher Proverbs 4:20 (|| הִקְשִׁיב), Proverbs 5:1 (|| id.) Proverbs 5:13 (all with ל), Proverbs 22:17; Psalm 45:11; Psalm 78:1 (הַאֲזִינָה); to receive revelation Psalm 49:5; of God, listening to men, sometimes || שָׁמַע: 2 Kings 19:16 = Isaiah 37:17; Daniel 9:18, with ל Psalm 17:6; also (with אֶלֿ Psalm 31:3; Psalm 71:2; Psalm 102:3, with לְ Psalm 88:3; Psalm 116:2, absolute Psalm 86:1; once וְאַט אֵלָיו Hosea 11:4 and I used to incline etc. (either rare intransitive, or object omitted, e.g. אָזְנִי read perhaps וָאַט (וָאֵט ?) and I inclined, after וָאָהְיֶה).

f. bend down heavens, of י׳ (compare Qal 3 b), Psalm 144:5; = hold out, extend unto (from above, עַל) Ezra 7:28; Ezra 9:9 (object חֶסֶד).

g. thrust aside, especially with accusative מִשְׁפָּט of perverting or wresting justice: Exodus 23:6 (E), 1 Samuel 8:3; Deuteronomy 16:19; Deuteronomy 24:17; Deuteronomy 27:19; Lamentations 3:35, compare Amos 2:7; מִשְׁפָּט אָרְחוֺת לְהַטּוֺת Proverbs 17:23; also with accusative of person לְהַטּוֺת מִדִּין דַּלִּים Isaiah 10:2; Amos 5:12; Isaiah 29:21; Malachi 3:5, יַטּוּ אֶבְיֹנִים מִדָּ֑רֶךְ Job 24:4, לְהַטּוֺת בַּמִּשְׁפָּט צַדִּיק Proverbs 18:5; here belongs probably לְהַטֹּת Exodus 23:2 (E; absolute), perhaps insert מִשְׁפָּט (compare Bu^{ZAW xi. (1891), 113} Ry^{on the passage}).

h. thrust away, of י׳, אַלתַּֿט בְּאַף עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ Psalm 27:9; compare עֲוֺנוֺתֵיכֶם הִטּוּאֵֿלֶּה Jeremiah 5:25 your iniquities have thrust away (deprived you of) these (harvests).

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