Strong's H5117
נוּחַ
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- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
to 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.)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, נוּחַ is translated as: cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.