נִיחֹחַ nichoach
Hebrew word for “soothing” · Strong’s H5207 · used 43 times in 43 verses
Meaning
soothing, quieting, tranquillising; Aramaic equivalent: ni.cho.ach (נִיחוֹחַ "soothing" H5208)
How it is translated
Glosses given for nichoach in context, with how often each is used:
- soothing 43
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 15 (6), Numbers 28 (6), Numbers 29 (5), Exodus 29 (3), Leviticus 1 (3), Leviticus 2 (3), Leviticus 3 (2), Leviticus 6 (2), Leviticus 8 (2), Leviticus 23 (2)
Forms
- ניחח 36
- ניחוח 3
- הניחח 1
- ניחחכם 1
- ניחחי 1
- ניחוחיהם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with nichoach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- רֵיחַ reach “aroma” 43
- אִשֶּׁה ishshah “food offering” 27
- עֹלָה olah “burnt offering” 20
- קָטַר qatar “to offer” 15
- מִזְבֵּחַ mizbeach “altar” 17
- נֶסֶךְ nesekh “drink offering” 10
- קָרַב qarav “to present” 12
- כֶּבֶשׂ keves “lamb” 9
- מִנְחָה minchah “offering” 10
- אַיִל ayil “ram” 8
- פַּר par “bullock” 7
- בָּקָר baqar “cattle” 7
Key verses
The verses using nichoach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 8:21 — And the LORD smelled a sweet 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…
- 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 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 savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- Leviticus 26:31 — And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of 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…
- 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 savour unto me, shall ye observe to…
- 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…
- Ezekiel 20:41 — I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will…
See all 43 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.