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H5117 · נוּחַ

nûwach

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s 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.)

KJV gloss list in the source

cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).

Source pronunciation notation: noo'-akh

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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