נְתִיבֹתַ֖/י — Lamentations 3:9 Hebrew Word Study

נְתִיבֹתַ֖/י

𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁𐤕/𐤉

netivotay

my paths

or (feminine) נְתִיבָה; or נְתִבָה; (Jeremiah 6:16), from an unused root meaning to tramp; a (beaten) track; path(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.

H5410

Lamentations 3:9 · Word #4

Lexicon `H5410`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`b` — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural
State	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

my trodden paths

Root	נתב (n-t-b)
Core Meanings	to tread, to tramp, to beat a path, trodden track
Semantic Range	beaten path, track, roadway, course of travel, customary way, course of life or conduct
Conceptual Significance	נָתִיב often conveys not merely a physical road but a well-worn course of life or moral direction. In biblical thought, one’s "paths" symbolize habitual conduct, divine guidance, or covenantal faithfulness, emphasizing a way shaped by repeated steps and chosen direction.
Morphological Notes	Feminine plural construct noun (נְתִיבוֹת) from נָתִיב with 1cs pronominal suffix (-ַי, "my"). Occurs here in construct form with attached suffix.
Rendering Rationale	The noun נְתִיבוֹתַי is feminine plural construct with a first person common singular suffix, meaning "my." Rendering it "my trodden paths" preserves the plural form and possessive suffix while reflecting the root sense of a path formed by trampling or repeated treading.

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Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Judges 5:6	נְתִיב֔וֹת	netivot	paths
Isaiah 42:16	בִּ/נְתִיב֥וֹת	binetivot	in paths
Isaiah 43:16	נְתִיבָֽה	netivah	a path
Isaiah 58:12	נְתִיב֖וֹת	netivot	of streets
Isaiah 59:8	נְתִיבֽוֹתֵי/הֶם֙	netivoteyhem	their paths
Jeremiah 6:16	לִ/נְתִב֣וֹת	linetivot	for the paths
Jeremiah 18:15	נְתִיב֔וֹת	netivot	bypaths
Hosea 2:8	וּ/נְתִיבוֹתֶ֖י/הָ	unetivoteyha	and her paths
Psalms 78:50	נָתִ֗יב	nativ	a path
Psalms 119:35	בִּ/נְתִ֣יב	binetiv	in the path
Psalms 119:105	לִ/נְתִיבָתִֽ/י	linetivati	to my path
Psalms 142:4	נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥/י	netivati	my path
Proverbs 1:15	מִ/נְּתִיבָתָֽ/ם	minetivatam	from their paths
Proverbs 3:17	נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣י/הָ	netivoteyha	her paths
Proverbs 7:25	בִּ/נְתִיבוֹתֶֽי/הָ	binetivoteyha	in her paths
Proverbs 8:2	נְתִיב֣וֹת	netivot	of the paths
Proverbs 8:20	נְתִיב֥וֹת	netivot	of the paths
Proverbs 12:28	נְתִיבָ֣ה	netivah	pathway
Job 18:10	נָתִֽיב	nativ	the path
Job 19:8	נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗/י	netivotay	my paths
Job 24:13	בִּ/נְתִיבֹתָֽי/ו	binetivotayv	in its paths
Job 28:7	נָ֭תִיב	nativ	path
Job 30:13	נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥/י	netivati	my path
Job 38:20	נְתִיב֥וֹת	netivot	the paths
Job 41:24	נָתִ֑יב	nativ	path
Lamentations 3:9	נְתִיבֹתַ֖/י	netivotay	my paths