Word Study · Strong's H5410 · Hebrew
נָתִיב
nathib
naw-theeb'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nâthîyb
“a (beaten) track”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a (beaten) track
Rendered in the KJV as
path(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.
- 26occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 23inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 26 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 23
- נְתִיב֔וֹת2
- נְתִיב֥וֹת2
- נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י2
- בִּנְתִ֣יב1
- בִּנְתִיב֥וֹת1
- בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃1
- בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃1
- וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ1
- לִנְתִב֣וֹת1
- לִנְתִיבָתִֽי׃1
- מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃1
- נָתִ֗יב1
and 11 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 19
- a path3
- paths3
- [the] path2
- paths my2
- pathway my2
- [the] paths of1
- [the] pathways1
- [the] pathways of1
- a pathway1
- and paths her1
- by paths1
- for pathway my1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 16
- noun · masculine singular4
- noun · feminine plural3
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- noun · feminine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 4
- HNcfpa · 3
- HNcfpc · 3
- HNcfpc/Sp1bs · 2
- HNcfsa · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp1bs · 2
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncfpa · 1
- HR/Ncfpc · 1
- HR/Ncfpc/Sp3fs · 1
All 26, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job7 occurrences
- Job 18:10נָתִֽיב׃nativnoun · masculine singularA noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.here: [the] path
- Job 19:8נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗יnetivotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularHe has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.here: paths my
- Job 24:13בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃bintivotavpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.here: in paths its
- Job 28:7נָ֭תִיבnativnoun · masculine singularNo bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.here: [the] path
- Job 30:13נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יnetivatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThey tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.here: pathway my
- Job 38:20נְתִיב֥וֹתnetivotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)so you can lead it back to its border? Do you know the paths to its home?here: [the] paths of
- Job 41:32נָתִ֑יבnativnoun · masculine singularHe leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair!here: a path
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 78:50נָתִ֗יבnativnoun · masculine singularHe cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.here: a path
- Psalms 119:35בִּנְתִ֣יבbintivpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.here: in [the] path of
- Psalms 119:105לִנְתִיבָתִֽי׃lintivatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularYour word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.here: for pathway my
- Psalms 142:3נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יnetivatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularAlthough my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.here: pathway my
Proverbs6 occurrences
- Proverbs 1:15מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃minetivatampreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralmy son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.here: from pathway their
- Proverbs 3:17נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָnetivoteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularAll her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.here: pathways her
- Proverbs 7:25בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃bintivoteihapreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularDo not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.here: in pathways her
- Proverbs 8:2נְתִיב֣וֹתnetivotnoun · feminine pluralOn the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.here: [the] pathways
- Proverbs 8:20נְתִיב֥וֹתnetivotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,here: [the] pathways of
- Proverbs 12:28נְתִיבָ֣הnetivahnoun · feminine singularThere is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.here: a pathway
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 42:16בִּנְתִיב֥וֹתbintivotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralI will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.here: by paths
- Isaiah 43:16נְתִיבָֽה׃netivahnoun · feminine singularThus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,here: a path
- Isaiah 58:12נְתִיב֖וֹתnetivotnoun · feminine pluralYour people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.here: paths
- Isaiah 59:8נְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙netivoteihemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.here: paths their
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 6:16לִנְתִב֣וֹתlintivotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’here: of paths of
- Jeremiah 18:15נְתִיב֔וֹתnetivotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.here: paths