Strong's Lexicon

H5410

H5410 — נָתִיבּ נְתִיבָּה נְתִבָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnathiybn-e.Occurrences: 26TWOT: 1440a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5410
Word:נָתִיבּ נְתִיבָּה נְתִבָה
Part of Speech:n-e.
Etymology:from an unused root meaning to tramp
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:26
Transliteration:nathiyb
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:naw-theeb' (or (feminine) nthiybah {neth-ee-baw'} or nthibah (Jeremiah 6) n-e.
Meaning:1. a (beaten) track
KJV Renderings:path((-way)), X travel(-ler), way.

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BDB5435

נָתִיב noun masculine Job 28:7 path, pathway (as raised); — absolute ׳ נ Job 18:10 + 3 t.; construct נְתִיב Ps 119:35 suffix 3 feminine singular נְתִיבָהֿ Prov 12:28 (si vera lectio, see below; on omission of Mappik see Ges«GKC:91e»§ 91e, see below); — path Job 18:10 (figurative) Job 28:7 ; Job 41:24 (track); Ps 78:50 (figurative); נְתִיב מִצְוֺתֶיךָ Ps 119:35 the path of thy commands; דֶּרֶךְ נְתִיבָה אַלמָֿוֶת Prov 12:28 the journey of her pathway is no-death! || בְּאֹרַח צְדָקָה חַיִּים Ew Be De. see אַל a above; others read אֶלֿ, and either translate ׳ נ by-paths (Hi Str), or substitute a synonym of 'wickedness' (compare Now Frankenb; PerlesAnalekten 87 f. נִתְעָבִים after LevyChWB i. 28 b).


BDB5436

נְתִיבָה noun feminine id.; — absolute ׳ נ Isa 43:16, suffix נְתִּיבָתִי Job 30:13 + 2 t. נְתִיבָתָם Prov 1:15 plural absolute נְתִיכוֺת Prov 8:2 +; construct id. Job 38:20 +; suffix נְתִיבֹתַי Job 19:8; Lam 3:9, נְתִיבֹתָיו Job 24:13, etc.; — path:

1. literal הֹלְכֵי נְתִיבוֺת Judg 5:6 goers on paths, i.e. travellers, Prov 8:2; Isa 58:12 (Oort Lag Klo נְתִיצוֺת but against this Du); path through sea Isa 43:16 (in figurative); of path to house of (personified) light and darkness Job 38:20.
2. often || דֶּרֶךְ
a. = course of life Job 19:8; Job 30:13; Lam 3:9; Ps 119:105; Ps 142:4, of Israel Hos 2:8 of path of God's appointment Isa 42:16.
b. of moral action, and character: paths of wisdom Prov 3:17, justice Prov 8:20 (|| אֹרַח צְדָקָה ); light Job 24:13 עוֺלָם ׳ נ Jer 6:16 (|| דֶּרֶךְ הַטּוֺב); path of wicked Prov 1:15; Isa 59:8 (crooked), path of adulteress Prov 7:25 נְתִיבוֺת Jer 18:15 is rendered 'by-paths,' by Gf Rothst and others; < Gie makes construct before following נְתִיבָהּ֯ סְלוּלָה דֶּרֶךְ לֹא Prov 12:28 see נָתִיב .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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