מְנוּחָהmᵉnûwchâh
resting-place, rest
Pronunciation: men-oo-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4496
Meanings
1. resting-place (Micah 2:10; Numbers 10:33; Deuteronomy 12:9)
2. rest, quietness (Psalms 23:2; Isaiah 28:12; 1 Kings 8:56)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 22 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 49:15 When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor.
- Numbers 10:33 They marched for three days after leaving the mountain of the Lord, with the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant moving ahead of them to show them where to stop and rest.
- Deuteronomy 12:9 because you have not yet arrived at the place of rest, the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession.
- Judges 20:43 The Israelites surrounded the men of Benjamin and chased them relentlessly, finally overtaking them east of Gibeah.
- Ruth 1:9 May the Lord bless you with the security of another marriage.” Then she kissed them good-bye, and they all broke down and wept.
- 2 Samuel 14:17 Yes, my lord the king will give us peace of mind again.’ I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the Lord your God be with you.”
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).