Strong's Number H5117

נוּחַ

nuwach · noo'-akh

Transliteration:

nuwach{noo'-akh}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1323

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's 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.)

Usage in the KJV:

rest 46, ceased 1, confederate 1, let down 1, set down 1, lay 1, quiet 1, remain 1, set 1

Total: 64
Occurs 141 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to rest
1. (Qal)
  1. to rest, settle down and remain
  2. to repose, have rest, be quiet
2. (Hiph)
  1. to cause to rest, give rest to, make quiet
  2. to cause to rest, cause to alight, set down
  3. to lay or set down, deposit, let lie, place
  4. to let remain, leave
  5. to leave, depart from
  6. to abandon
  7. to permit
3. (Hoph)
  1. to obtain rest, be granted rest
  2. to be left, be placed
  3. open space (subst)