Nâṭâh — H5186

H5186 · Hebrew — נטה

Pronunciation: naw-taw'

Definition

verb

to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application

  1. 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

Usually translated as

stretch, carry aside, incline, turn, bow, spread, decline, outstretched, wrest, bowing, pervert, afternoon, apply, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, let down, offer, prolong, cause to yield, intend, lay, overthrown, pitch, put away, shew, take

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nâṭâh occurs 214 times in 207 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (9), Exodus (21), Numbers (8), Deuteronomy (9), Joshua (4), Judges (4), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (9), 1 Kings (7), 2 Kings (4), 1 Chronicles (5), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezra (2), Job (9), Psalms (29), Proverbs (12), Isaiah (25), Jeremiah (22), Lamentations (2), Ezekiel (12), Daniel (1), Hosea (1), Amos (3), Zephaniah (2), Zechariah (2), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N