Nîychôwach — H5207

Definition

masculine noun

properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight

1. soothing, quieting, tranquillising

Usually translated as

sweet

Origin

or nîychôach; from H5117

• Derived from Nûwach (H5117)

Greek equivalents

• euōdía (G2175)
• thysía (G2378)

Occurrences

Nîychôwach occurs 43 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (3), Leviticus (17), Numbers (18), Ezekiel (4)

• Genesis 8:21 — And the LORD smelled a sweet (הַנִּיחֹחַ֒) savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
• Exodus 29:18 — And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet (נִיח֔וֹחַ) savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
• Exodus 29:25 — And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet (נִיח֙וֹחַ֙) savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
• Exodus 29:41 — And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet (נִיחֹ֔חַ) savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 1:9 — But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet (נִיח֖וֹחַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 1:13 — But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 1:17 — And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 2:2 — And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD:
• Leviticus 2:9 — And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 2:12 — As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet (נִיחֹֽחַ) savour.
• Leviticus 3:5 — And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 3:16 — And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet (נִיחֹ֔חַ) savour: all the fat is the LORD’s.
• Leviticus 4:31 — And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
• Leviticus 6:15 — And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet (נִיחֹ֛חַ) savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 6:21 — In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 8:21 — And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet (נִיחֹ֙חַ֙) savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Leviticus 8:28 — And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet (נִיחֹ֔חַ) savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 17:6 — And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 23:13 — And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet (נִיחֹ֑חַ) savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.
• Leviticus 23:18 — And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 26:31 — And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of (נִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם) your sweet odours.
• Numbers 15:3 — And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet (נִיחֹ֙חַ֙) savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:
• Numbers 15:7 — And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Numbers 15:10 — And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Numbers 15:13 — All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Numbers 15:14 — And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
• Numbers 15:24 — Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet (נִיחֹ֙חַ֙) savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.
• Numbers 18:17 — But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Numbers 28:2 — Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet (נִֽיחֹחִ֔י) savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
• Numbers 28:6 — It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet (נִיחֹ֔חַ) savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
• Numbers 28:8 — And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD.
• Numbers 28:13 — And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet (נִיחֹ֔חַ) savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
• Numbers 28:24 — After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
• Numbers 28:27 — But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet (נִיחֹ֙חַ֙) savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
• Numbers 29:2 — And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet (נִיחֹ֙חַ֙) savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
• Numbers 29:6 — Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet (נִיחֹ֔חַ) savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
• Numbers 29:8 — But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet (נִיחֹ֔חַ) savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
• Numbers 29:13 — And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֙חַ֙) savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
• Numbers 29:36 — But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet (נִיחֹ֙חַ֙) savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
• Ezekiel 6:13 — Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet (נִיחֹ֔חַ) savour to all their idols.
• Ezekiel 16:19 — My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet (נִיחֹ֖חַ) savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 20:28 — For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet (נִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔ם) savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.
• Ezekiel 20:41 — I will accept you with your sweet (נִיחֹחַ֮) savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.