Definition
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)
Traditional renderings: 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.
Traditional renderings: 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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָטָה:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
214 total
- Job 38:5נָטָ֖ה · stretchedWho fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?
- Psalm 17:6הַֽט־ · InclineI call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
- Psalm 17:11לִנְט֥וֹת · to cast [us]They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,
- Psalm 18:9וַיֵּ֣ט · He partedHe parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
- Psalm 21:11נָט֣וּ · they intendThough they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
- Psalm 27:9תַּט־ · turn awayHide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
- Psalm 31:2הַטֵּ֤ה · InclineIncline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
- Psalm 40:1וַיֵּ֥ט · He inclinedFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalm 44:18וַתֵּ֥ט · have not strayedOur hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.
- Psalm 45:10וְהַטִּ֣י · and inclineListen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
- Psalm 49:4אַטֶּ֣ה · I will inclineI will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
- Psalm 62:3נָט֑וּי · like a leaningHow long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
- Psalm 71:2הַטֵּֽה־ · inclineIn Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
- Psalm 73:2נָטוּי · stumbledBut as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
- Psalm 78:1הַטּ֥וּ · listenA Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.
- Psalm 86:1הַטֵּֽה־ · InclineA prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
- Psalm 88:2הַטֵּֽה־ · inclineMay my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
- Psalm 102:2הַטֵּֽה־ · InclineDo not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
- Psalm 102:11נָט֑וּי · are like lengtheningMy days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
- Psalm 104:2נוֹטֶ֥ה · He stretches outHe wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
- Psalm 109:23כִּנְטוֹת֥וֹ · like a lengtheningI am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
- Psalm 116:2הִטָּ֣ה · He has inclinedBecause He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
- Psalm 119:36הַט־ · TurnTurn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
- Psalm 119:51נָטִֽיתִי׃ · turnThe arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
- Psalm 119:112נָטִ֣יתִי · I have inclinedI have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
- Psalm 119:157נָטִֽיתִי׃ · turnedThough my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
- Psalm 125:5וְהַמַּטִּ֤ים · But those who turnBut those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
- Psalm 136:12נְטוּיָ֑ה · and an outstretched…with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalm 141:4תַּט־ · be drawnDo not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
- Psalm 144:5הַט־ · PartPart Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
- Proverbs 1:24נָטִ֥יתִי · my outstretchedBecause you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
- Proverbs 2:2תַּטֶּ֥ה · and direct…if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
- Proverbs 4:5תֵּ֝֗ט · or turn from themGet wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
- Proverbs 4:20הַט־ · inclineMy son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
- Proverbs 4:27תֵּט־ · swerveDo not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
- Proverbs 5:1הַט־ · inclineMy son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
- Proverbs 5:13הִטִּ֥יתִי · inclineI did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
- Proverbs 7:21הִ֭טַּתּוּ · she entices himWith her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
- Proverbs 17:23לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת · to subvertA wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- Proverbs 18:5לְהַטּ֥וֹת · nor is deprivingShowing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 21:1יַטֶּֽנּוּ׃ · He directs itThe king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
- Proverbs 22:17הַ֥ט · InclineIncline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—
- Isaiah 3:16נְטוּוֹת · held highThe LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
- Isaiah 5:25וַיֵּ֣ט · is raised; נְטוּיָֽה׃ · upraisedTherefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 9:12נְטוּיָֽה׃ · upraisedAram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 9:17נְטוּיָֽה׃ · upraisedTherefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 9:21נְטוּיָֽה׃ס · upraisedManasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 10:2לְהַטּ֤וֹת · to deprive…to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.
- Isaiah 10:4נְטוּיָֽה׃ס · upraisedNothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.