Lexical Definition
נִיחוֹחַ nîychôwach (nee-kho'-akh) soothing H:N-M
or נִיחֹחַ nîychôach (neekho'-akh); from נוּחַ
sweet (odour).
- properly, restful, i.e. pleasant
- abstractly, delight
1) soothing, quieting, tranquillising
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| נִיחֹחַ֮ | soothing | Ezek.20.41 |
| נִיחֹֽחַ | soothing | Lev.2.12 |
| נִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם | soothing your | Lev.26.31 |
| נִיחֹ֛חַ | soothing | Lev.6.15 |
| נִיחֹ֙חַ֙ | soothing | Lev.8.21 • Num.15.3 • Num.15.24 • Num.28.27 • Num.29.2 • Num.29.13 • Num.29.36 |
| נִיחֹ֖חַ | soothing | Lev.1.13 • Lev.1.17 • Lev.2.2 • Lev.2.9 • Lev.3.5 • Lev.4.31 • Lev.6.21 • Lev.17.6 • Lev.23.18 • Num.15.7 • Num.15.10 • Num.15.13 • Num.15.14 • Num.18.17 • Num.28.8 • Num.28.24 • Ezek.16.19 |
| נִיחֹ֔חַ | soothing | Exod.29.41 • Lev.3.16 • Lev.8.28 • Num.28.6 • Num.28.13 • Num.29.6 • Num.29.8 • Ezek.6.13 |
| נִיחֹ֑חַ | soothing | Lev.23.13 |
| נִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔ם | soothing their | Ezek.20.28 |
| נִיח֙וֹחַ֙ | soothing | Exod.29.25 |
| נִיח֖וֹחַ | soothing | Lev.1.9 |
| נִיח֔וֹחַ | soothing | Exod.29.18 |
| נִֽיחֹחִ֔י | soothing my | Num.28.2 |
| הַנִּיחֹחַ֒ | soothing | Gen.8.21 |
Extended Information
- Aramaic equivalent: ni.cho.ach (נִיחוֹחַ "soothing" נִיחוֹחַ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
נִיחֹחַ and (Lev 1:9) נִיחוֺחַ43 noun [masculine] a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing (compare I. נַחַת Job 36:16) (ריח ניחח also on formative see 0l§ 187 b) Sta§ 233 BaNB § 142 Köii. 1, 151. 489, where, after PhilippiBas ii. 362, יִ֯ explanation as dissimilation from וֺ); — absolute ׳נ Gen 8:21 +; suffix נִיחֹתִי Num 28:2, נִיחֹחֲכֶם Lev 26:31, נִיחוֺחֵיהֶם Ezek 20:28 — a soothing, tranquillizing, only in phrase ׳רֵיח נ = soothing, tranquillizing odour of sacrifices acceptable to ׳י Gen 8:21 (J), Exod 29:18; Exod 29:25; Exod 29:41; Lev 1:9; Lev 1:13; Lev 1:17 + 32 t. P. Ezek 20:41 of sacrifice to idols Ezek 6:13; Ezek 16:19; Ezek 20:28.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 8:21 |
| Exodus | 29:18 · 29:25 · 29:41 |
| Leviticus | 1:9 · 1:13 · 1:17 · 26:31 |
| Numbers | 28:2 |
| Job | 36:16 |
| Ezekiel | 6:13 · 16:19 · 20:28 · 20:41 |