נוּחַnûwach
נוּחַ: rest
Pronunciation: noo'-akh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5118
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)
מְנוּחָה: resting-place, rest
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
- 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.)
- נוֹחָהNôwchâh · H5119Nochah, an Israelite
- נֹחַNôach · H5146Noach, the patriarch of the flood
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41 “And now arise, O Lord God, and enter your resting place, along with the Ark, the symbol of your power. May your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation; may your loyal servants rejoice in your goodness.
- Esther 9:16 Meanwhile, the other Jews throughout the king’s provinces had gathered together to defend their lives. They gained relief from all their enemies, killing 75,000 of those who hated them. But they did not take any plunder.
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).