Quick Definition
to descend
Strong's Definition
to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: be broken, (cause to) come down, enter, go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.
TWOT Reference: 1351
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to go down, descend
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go down, descend
1a2) to descend, descend into (chastisement) (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate
1c) (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow)
1d) (Hiphil) to bring down
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to go down, descend
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go down, descend
1a2) to descend, descend into (chastisement) (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate
1c) (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow)
1d) (Hiphil) to bring down
Aramaic equivalent: ne.chat (נְחֵת "to descend" H5182)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נָחַת
nâchath
BDB Definition:
1) to go down, descend
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go down, descend
1a2) to descend, descend into (chastisement) (figuratively)
1b) (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate
1c) (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow)
1d) (Hiphil) to bring down
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1351
Total KJV Occurrences: 13