נָטָה 215 verb stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend (Late Hebrew 
id., incline, spread tent, etc.; Arabic 
 stretch out
 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): — 
    1.
    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).
 
    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; — 
    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.
 
    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).
 
    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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