מָנוֹחַ
mânôwach · maw-no'-akh
quiet, i.e. (concretely) a settled spot, or (figuratively) a home
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5117 (נוּחַ);
quiet, i.e. (concretely) a settled spot, or (figuratively) a home
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (place of) rest.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the seed, life continuing › to fasten and establish › to separate and protect
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the seed, life continuing that works to fasten and establish that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מָנוֹחַ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- no rest2 · 29%
- have rest1 · 14%
- rest1 · 14%
- had rest1 · 14%
- unto thy rest1 · 14%
- for herself a place of rest1 · 14%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.