nu.ach H5117

נוּחַ (nu.ach) means “to rest” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

נוּחַ Hebrew · H5117 142 tagged occurrences in 140 verses

Pronunciation guide: noo'-akh Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5117

נוּחַ · nu.ach · to rest

1) to rest 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rest, settle down and remain 1a2) to repose, have rest, be quiet 1b) (Hiph) 1b1) to cause to rest, give rest to, make quiet 1b2) to cause to rest, cause to alight, set down 1b3) to lay or set down, deposit, let lie, place 1b4) to let remain, leave 1b5) to leave, depart from 1b6) to abandon 1b7) to permit 1c) (Hoph) 1c1) to obtain rest, be granted rest 1c2) to be left, be placed 1c3) open space (subst) Also means: ya.nach (יָנַח "to rest" H3240)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; 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.)

KJV glosses: cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).

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How translators render H5117

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
rest	8
gave them rest	3
had given him rest	3
leave	3
may rest	3
will rest	3
gives you rest	2
he let	2
leave him alone	2
rested	2
rests	2
they placed	2
to rest	2
which he stationed	2
abandon	1
alone	1
and at rest	1
and cast	1
and has he not granted you rest	1
and he gives you rest	1
and he has given us rest	1
and he will give you rest	1
and i have vented	1
and i will give you rest	1
and i will satisfy	1
and i will settle	1
and laid it up	1
and lay it up	1
and leave them	1
and leave you	1
and place it	1
and placed him	1
and placed them	1
and set it	1
and set me	1
and set me down	1
and set them down	1
and settle	1
and settle them	1
and settled	1
and settled them	1
and store them	1
and they set them up	1
and when it came to rest	1
at rest	1
because i must leave it	1
brings down	1
but as soon as they had rest	1
came to rest	1
find rest	1
forsake us	1
gained rest	1
gives rest	1
gives them rest	1
had allowed to remain	1
had placed	1
has given me rest	1
has given rest	1
has subsided	1
have given rest	1
he had left	1
he has left	1
he left	1
he lowered	1
he rested	1
he will smash that crown	1
i will give him rest	1
i will give you rest	1
i will leave	1
in place	1
laid	1
lay	1
lay them	1
lead	1
leave me	1
leave you there	1
left	1
let him rest	1
let the other slip	1
may be left	1
opened into this area	1
permits	1
place the staffs	1
placed	1
placed it	1
safely	1
settles	1
so i will lay to rest	1
so potiphars wife kept	1
so they leave	1
so they rested	1
so they set it aside	1
the basket will be set	1
the open area	1
then he laid	1
then place	1
then set aside	1
then they waited	1
then you are to place the basket	1
they find rest	1
they placed him	1
they rested	1
they set	1
they will place	1
to tolerate them	1
touch down	1
until they have left behind	1
unweighed	1
was in league with	1
were placed	1
where they set them down	1
will give you rest	1
yet i must wait patiently	1
you will leave behind	1
you will rest	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
to rest	6
rested	4
and rested	2
gave them rest	2
had given him rest	2
hath given rest	2
may rest	2
rest	2
resteth	2
shall rest	2
and ceased	1
and have caused thee to rest	1
and he hath given us rest	1
and he shall give thee rest	1
and i will give him rest	1
and i will give thee rest	1
and set	1
and set me down	1
and shall rest	1
and when he let down	1
and when it rested	1
be at rest	1
but after they had rest	1
caused him to rest	1
doth rest	1
for thou shalt rest	1
gave him rest	1
given you rest	1
had given rest	1
hath given me rest	1
hath given thee rest	1
hath given you rest	1
have given	1
have given rest	1
have no rest	1
have quieted	1
he giveth you rest	1
in myself that i might rest	1
is at rest	1
is confederate	1
neither was i quiet	1
shall give thee rest	1
shall lay	1
shall not rest	1
shall remain	1
then had i been at rest	1
there also shalt thou have no rest	1
they shall rest	1
toward thee to rest	1

Verses containing H5117

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Isaiah 7:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes.
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Isaiah 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
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Isaiah 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.
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Isaiah 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
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Isaiah 14:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.
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Isaiah 23:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”
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Isaiah 25:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.
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Isaiah 28:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
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Isaiah 28:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.
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Isaiah 30:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished.
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Isaiah 46:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
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Isaiah 57:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
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Isaiah 63:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.
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Isaiah 65:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
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Jeremiah 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!
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Jeremiah 27:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the nation that will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave in its own land, to cultivate it and reside in it, declares the LORD.”
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Jeremiah 43:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
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Lamentations 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.
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Ezekiel 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
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Ezekiel 16:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines. They will strip off your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
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Ezekiel 16:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.
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Ezekiel 21:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”
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Ezekiel 22:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you.
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Ezekiel 24:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
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Ezekiel 37:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
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Ezekiel 37:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”
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Ezekiel 40:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
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Ezekiel 40:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.
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Ezekiel 41:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick, and the open area between the side rooms of the temple
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Ezekiel 41:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The side rooms opened into this area, with one entrance on the north and another on the south. The open area was five cubits wide all around.
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Ezekiel 42:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.
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Ezekiel 42:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Once the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.”
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Ezekiel 44:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.
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Ezekiel 44:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.
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Daniel 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But as for you, go on your way until the end. You will rest, and then you will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”
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Hosea 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
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Amos 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.
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Habakkuk 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
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Zechariah 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.”
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Zechariah 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”
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