Hebrew word study
נוּחַnûwach — to rest, i.e. settle down
Pronounced “noo'-akh”
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.)
Translated in the King James as: cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).
Appears 141 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Exodus — 10×
Leviticus — 3×
Numbers — 8×
Deuteronomy — 7×
Joshua — 9×
1 Samuel — 3×
2 Kings — 3×
1 Chronicles — 4×
Nehemiah — 1×
Esther — 4×
Proverbs — 3×
Ecclesiastes — 7×
Isaiah — 15×
Jeremiah — 3×
Lamentations — 1×
Ezekiel — 17×
Daniel — 1×
Hosea — 1×
Amos — 1×
Habakkuk — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.