Strong's Hebrew · H5117
H5117 nûwach
נוּחַ
noo'-akh
to rest
Looking for Greek G5117 tópos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H5117. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
nûwach appears 141 times in Scripture, including Genesis 2:15 and Exodus 10:14. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
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.)
In the King James Version
cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 141 times in Scripture
“As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.”
“But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.”
“The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be.”
“So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.”
“He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’””
“Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.”
“Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.”
“And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.”
“So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.”
“So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
