נָחֵת (nāḥēt) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning go down. It appears
10 times
in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5181).
Also rendered
to descend
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1351)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1351)go down, descend; penetrate; cause to descend, press down; sink, press, lead; be broken, come down, enter, press sore, settle, stick fast
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נָחֵתverb: go down, descend
Qal
1.go down, descend
2.figuratively descend in chastisement
Niphalpenetrate
Pielcause to descend = press down
Strong's H5181נָחַת: to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down KJV:be broken, (cause to) come down, enter, go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.