to descend
ne.chat denotes descending or being brought down, including removal from a throne and the conveyance of objects.
The attested uses describe downward movement or conveyance: vessels and documents are brought to a destination in Ezra, while Daniel 5:20 describes a king being removed from his throne. The participial forms in Daniel 4:10 and Daniel 4:20 occur in the vision's tree descriptions, though the APB does not isolate their contribution.
Senses in use
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Being brought down or conveyed · dominant
In Ezra 5:15 the imperative occurs in instructions concerning vessels taken to Jerusalem, where the APB renders the clause “Take these vessels, go, deposit them in the temple.” In Ezra 6:1 the passive participle occurs with documents, and the APB renders them as “being brought down there in Babel”; Ezra 6:5 likewise concerns vessels brought to the temple in Jerusalem.
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Being brought low from status · rare
In Daniel 5:20 the Hophal perfect occurs in the account of an arrogant king, and the APB renders the result as “he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom.” The clause places the action alongside the removal of his honor.
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Participial use in the tree vision · occasional
In Daniel 4:10 and Daniel 4:20, the active participle occurs in the vision's tree descriptions. The APB renders the surrounding scenes as a tree in the midst of the earth and a tree whose height reaches to the heavens, but does not isolate the participle's contribution.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term's contexts with “being brought down,” “brought,” and “deposed,” while Daniel 4:10 and Daniel 4:20 do not isolate a corresponding English expression. These are presentations of the surrounding clauses rather than fixed renderings of the lemma.