יָנַחyânach

rest

Pronunciation: yaw-nakh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3240

Meanings

Qal: construct (Isaiah 7:2; Isaiah 11:2; Job 3:26)

1. rest, settle down and remain (2 Samuel 21:10; Genesis 8:4; Isaiah 7:2)

2. repose, be quiet, have rest (Exodus 20:11; Exodus 23:12; Deuteronomy 5:14)

Hiph`il

A.

1. cause to rest = give rest

a. quiet, my fury by (Exodus 17:11; Zechariah 6:8; Ezekiel 5:13)

b. give rest to (Exodus 33:14; Deuteronomy 3:20; Joshua 1:13)

c. make quiet, set at rest (Proverbs 29:17)

2. cause to rest, (i.e. light) upon (Isaiah 30:32; Ezekiel 44:30; Ezekiel 37:1)

B.

1. lay or set down, deposit, let lie (Joshua 4:3; Joshua 4:8; 1 Samuel 6:18)

2. let remain, leave (in present condition) (Judges 2:23; Judges 3:1; Jeremiah 27:11)

3. leave, = depart from (Ecclesiastes 10:4)

4. abandon (Jeremiah 14:9; Psalms 119:121)

5. let alone, (refrain from interfering with) (Exodus 32:10; Hosea 4:17; 2 Samuel 16:11)

6. permit (Judges 16:26; Psalms 105:14; 1 Chronicles 16:21)

Hoph`al

A. rest is granted (Lamentations 5:5; Zechariah 5:11)

B. space left, open space, as substantive = (Ezekiel 41:9; Ezekiel 41:11)

Same root

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).