Definition
verb
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.)
- to rest
- (Qal)
- to rest, settle down and remain
- to repose, have rest, be quiet
- (Hiph)
- to cause to rest, give rest to, make quiet
- to cause to rest, cause to alight, set down
- to lay or set down, deposit, let lie, place
- to let remain, leave
- to leave, depart from
- to abandon
- to permit
- (Hoph)
- to obtain rest, be granted rest
- to be left, be placed
- open space (subst)
Occurrences
Nûwach occurs 144 times in 141 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (5), Exodus (10), Leviticus (3), Numbers (8), Deuteronomy (7), Joshua (9), Judges (5), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (7), 1 Kings (7), 2 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (7), Nehemiah (1), Esther (5), Job (3), Psalms (4), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (6), Isaiah (15), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (16), Daniel (1), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Habakkuk (1), Zechariah (2)
- Genesis 2:15 — And the LORD God took the man, and put (וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ) him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- Genesis 8:4 — And the ark rested (וַתָּ֤נַח) in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
- Genesis 19:16 — And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set (וַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּ) him without the city.
- Genesis 39:16 — And she laid up (וַתַּנַּ֥ח) his garment by her, until his lord came home.
- Genesis 42:33 — And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave (הַנִּ֣יחוּ) one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
- Exodus 10:14 — And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested (וַיָּ֕נַח) in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
- Exodus 16:23 — And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up (הַנִּ֧יחוּ) for you to be kept until the morning.
- Exodus 16:24 — And they laid it up (וַיַּנִּ֤יחוּ) till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
- Exodus 16:33 — And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up (וְהַנַּ֤ח) before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.
- Exodus 16:34 — As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up (וַיַּנִּיחֵ֧הוּ) before the Testimony, to be kept.
- Exodus 17:11 — And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down (יָנִ֛יחַ) his hand, Amalek prevailed.
- Exodus 20:11 — For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested (וַיָּ֖נַח) the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
- Exodus 23:12 — Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest (יָנ֗וּחַ), and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
- Exodus 32:10 — Now therefore let me alone (הַנִּ֣יחָה), that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
- Exodus 33:14 — And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest (וַהֲנִחֹ֥תִי).
- Leviticus 7:15 — And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave (יַנִּ֥יחַ) any of it until the morning.
- Leviticus 16:23 — And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave (וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם) them there:
- Leviticus 24:12 — And they put (וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ) him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
- Numbers 10:36 — And when it rested (וּבְנֻחֹ֖ה), he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.
- Numbers 11:25 — And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested (כְּנ֤וֹחַ) upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
- Numbers 11:26 — But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested (וַתָּ֧נַח) upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.
- Numbers 15:34 — And they put (וַיַּנִּ֥יחוּ) him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
- Numbers 17:4 — And thou shalt lay them up (וְהִנַּחְתָּ֖ם) in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
- Numbers 17:7 — And Moses laid up (וַיַּנַּ֥ח) the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
- Numbers 19:9 — And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up (וְהִנִּ֛יחַ) without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.
- Numbers 32:15 — For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave (לְהַנִּיח֖וֹ) them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
- Deuteronomy 3:20 — Until the LORD have given rest (יָנִ֨יחַ) unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
- Deuteronomy 5:14 — But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest (יָנ֛וּחַ) as well as thou.
- Deuteronomy 12:10 — But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest (וְהֵנִ֨יחַ) from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
- Deuteronomy 14:28 — At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up (וְהִנַּחְתָּ֖) within thy gates:
- Deuteronomy 25:19 — Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest (בְּהָנִ֣יחַ) from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
- Deuteronomy 26:4 — And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down (וְהִ֨נִּיח֔וֹ) before the altar of the LORD thy God.
- Deuteronomy 26:10 — And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set (וְהִנַּחְתּ֗וֹ) it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:
- Joshua 1:13 — Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest (מֵנִ֣יחַ), and hath given you this land.
- Joshua 1:15 — Until the LORD have given (יָנִ֨יחַ) your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
- Joshua 1:15 — Until the LORD have given your brethren rest (יָנִ֨יחַ), as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
- Joshua 3:13 — And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest (כְּנ֣וֹחַ) in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
- Joshua 4:3 — And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave (וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣ם) them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
- Joshua 4:8 — And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down (וַיַּנִּח֖וּם) there.
- Joshua 6:23 — And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left (וַיַּ֨נִּיח֔וּם) them without the camp of Israel.
- Joshua 21:44 — And the LORD gave them rest (וַיָּ֨נַח) round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
- Joshua 22:4 — And now the LORD your God hath given rest (הֵנִ֨יחַ) unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
- Joshua 23:1 — And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest (הֵנִ֨יחַ) unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
- Judges 2:23 — Therefore the LORD left (וַיַּנַּ֤ח) those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
- Judges 3:1 — Now these are the nations which the LORD left (הִנִּ֣יחַ), to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
- Judges 6:18 — Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set (וְהִנַּחְתִּ֖י) it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
- Judges 6:20 — And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay (וְהַנַּח֙) them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
- Judges 16:26 — And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer (הַנִּ֣יחָה) me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
- 1 Samuel 6:18 — And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down (הִנִּ֤יחוּ) the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite.
- 1 Samuel 10:25 — Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up (וַיַּנַּ֖ח) before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.