מְנוּחָה menuchah
Hebrew word for “resting” · Strong’s H4496 · used 22 times in 22 verses
Meaning
1) resting place, rest; 1a) resting place; 1b) rest, quietness; Also means: nu.ach (נוּחַ "rest" H5118)
Senses in the lexicon
- resting (21)
- Nohah (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for menuchah in context, with how often each is used:
- resting place 11
- rest 8
- resting places 2
- rests 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Isaiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ruth | 1 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 |
Also in 1 more book.
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 132 (2), Genesis 49 (1), Numbers 10 (1), Deuteronomy 12 (1), Judges 20 (1), Ruth 1 (1), 2 Samuel 14 (1), 1 Kings 8 (1), 1 Chronicles 22 (1), 1 Chronicles 28 (1)
Forms
- מנוחה 7
- המנוחה 3
- מנוחתי 3
- מנחתו 2
- מנחה 1
- למנוחה 1
- מנחות 1
- למנוחיכי 1
- למנוחתך 1
- ובמנוחת 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with menuchah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- הֲדֹם hadom “footstool” 2
- אֲרוֹן aron “ark” 3
- דָּבָר davar “word” 4
- זֹאת zot “this” 3
- קוּם qum “to arise” 3
- נוּחַ nuach “to rest” 2
- שָׁלוֹם shalom “peace” 2
- רֶגֶל regel “foot” 2
- שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 3
- בְּרִית berit “covenant” 2
- בָּנָה banah “to build” 2
- נָא na “please” 2
Key verses
The verses using menuchah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 10:33 — And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to…
- 2 Samuel 14:17 — Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad:…
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 — Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and…
- 1 Chronicles 28:2 — Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark…
- Psalms 95:11 — Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
- Psalms 132:14 — This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
- Isaiah 11:10 — And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
- Isaiah 32:18 — And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
- Isaiah 66:1 — Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
- Jeremiah 45:3 — Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
- Micah 2:10 — Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
- Zechariah 9:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall…
See all 22 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.