נָחִֽת

𐤍𐤇𐤕

nᵉchath

was descending

To descend, come down, or go down; in the causative sense, to cause to descend, bring down, bring away, deposit, set, lay, or place. Primarily used of physical descent but also applied metaphorically to bring something to a lower state or to lay something aside or place it somewhere. Used in verbal and participial forms in narrative and legal contexts, especially in Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible.

H5182

Daniel 4:10 · Word #12

Lexicon H5182

Lemmaנְחַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤇𐤕
Transliterationnᵉchath
Strong'sH5182
DefinitionTo descend, come down, or go down; in the causative sense, to cause to descend, bring down, bring away, deposit, set, lay, or place. Primarily used of physical descent but also applied metaphorically to bring something to a lower state or to lay something aside or place it somewhere. Used in verbal and participial forms in narrative and legal contexts, especially in Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible.

Morphology AVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan — Peal
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasewas descending

SIBI-P1 Translation H5182-04

descending one

Morphological NotesVerb, Peal (G-stem), active participle, masculine singular, absolute.
Rendering RationaleThe Peal active participle masculine singular denotes one who is actively descending. "Descending one" preserves the root idea of downward movement while reflecting the participial, masculine singular form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

descending

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleChanged from 'descending one' to 'descending' as the context indicates an action (the watcher and holy one was descending), not a substantive participle. Matches participial function in Hebrew-Aramaic narrative.
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