H5207 — נִיחוֹחַ (nîychôwach)

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Strong's H5207 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: נִיחוֹחַ (nîychôwach)

Pronunciation: nee-kho'-akh

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: or נִיחֹחַ (nîychôach); from נוּחַ (nûwach) [H5117];

Definition: properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight

KJV Renderings: sweet (odour).

Senses

  1. soothing, quieting, tranquillising

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G2175 εὐωδία euōdía from a compound of G2095 and a derivative of G3605 good-scentedness, i.e. fragrance sweet savour (smell, -smelling)
G2378 θυσία thysía from G2380 sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively) sacrifice
H5117 נוּחַ nûwach a primitive root 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.) cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare יָנִים (Yânîym) H3241

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.