מָנוֹחַmânôwach

resting-place, state, or condition of rest

Pronunciation: maw-no'-akh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4494

Meanings

1. resting-place (Genesis 8:9; Deuteronomy 28:65; Lamentations 1:3)

2. rest, repose (Psalms 116:7; Ruth 3:1)

3. with force of infinitive (1 Chronicles 6:16)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 8:9 But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside.
  • Deuteronomy 28:65 There among those nations you will find no peace or place to rest. And the Lord will cause your heart to tremble, your eyesight to fail, and your soul to despair.
  • Ruth 3:1 One day Naomi said to Ruth, “My daughter, it’s time that I found a permanent home for you, so that you will be provided for.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:31 David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the Lord after the Ark was placed there.
  • Isaiah 34:14 Desert animals will mingle there with hyenas, their howls filling the night. Wild goats will bleat at one another among the ruins, and night creatures will come there to rest.
  • Lamentations 1:3 Judah has been led away into captivity, oppressed with cruel slavery. She lives among foreign nations and has no place of rest. Her enemies have chased her down, and she has nowhere to turn.

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).