מְנוּחָה
mᵉnûwchâh · men-oo-khaw'
repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode
Lexicon
Derivation: or מְנֻחָה; feminine of H4495 (מָנוֹחַ);
repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode
- repose or (adverbially) peacefully
- figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony)
- hence, (concretely) an abode
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still.
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
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the seed, life continuing › to fasten and establish › to separate and protect › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the seed, life continuing that works to fasten and establish that works to separate and protect that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מְנוּחָה 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
22 occurrences · 22 OT · 0 NT · 18 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- rest2 · 10%
- of rest2 · 10%
- that rest1 · 5%
- a resting place1 · 5%
- to the rest1 · 5%
- with ease1 · 5%
- shall now be comfortable1 · 5%
- me beside the still1 · 5%
- into my rest1 · 5%
- into thy rest1 · 5%
- this is my rest1 · 5%
- and his rest1 · 5%
- this is the rest1 · 5%
- resting places1 · 5%
- of my rest1 · 5%
- no rest1 · 5%
- was a quiet1 · 5%
- for this is not your rest1 · 5%
- shall be the rest1 · 5%
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.