הֲנָחָהhănâchâh

permission of rest, i.e. quiet

Pronunciation: han-aw-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2010

Meanings

a giving of rest, i.e. perhaps holiday-making

Hiph`il: and a holiday-making for the provinces be enacted, requies (Esther 2:18)

Same root

נוּחַnûwach · H5117to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

Esther 2:18 To celebrate the occasion, he gave a great banquet in Esther’s honor for all his nobles and officials, declaring a public holiday for the provinces and giving generous gifts to everyone.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).