Word Study · Strong's H4494 · Hebrew

מָנוֹחַ

manoach

maw-no'-akh

Strong's 1890 spelling: mânôwach

“quiet, i.e. (concretely) a settled spot, or (figuratively) a home”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

quiet, i.e. (concretely) a settled spot, or (figuratively) a home

Rendered in the KJV as

(place of) rest.

6
occurrencesin the Old Testament
6 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

מָנ֖וֹחַ2
מִמְּנ֖וֹחַ1
מָנ֜וֹחַ1
מָנ֑וֹחַ1
מָנֽוֹחַ׃1

How it is rendered · 2

a resting place5
from [the] rest of1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · masculine singular5
preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmsa · 5
HR/Ncmsc · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 6 · 17%
Deuteronomy1 of 6 · 17%
Ruth1 of 6 · 17%
1 Chronicles1 of 6 · 17%
Isaiah1 of 6 · 17%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 8:9מָנ֜וֹחַmanoachnoun · masculine singularBut the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth. So he reached out his hand and brought her back inside the ark.here: a resting place

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 28:65מָנ֖וֹחַmanoachnoun · masculine singularAmong those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.here: a resting place

Ruth1 occurrence

Ruth 3:1מָנ֖וֹחַmanoachnoun · masculine singularOne day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?here: a resting place

1 Chronicles1 occurrence

1 Chronicles 6:31מִמְּנ֖וֹחַmimenoachpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.here: from [the] rest of

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 34:14מָנֽוֹחַ׃manoachnoun · masculine singularThe desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.here: a resting place

Lamentations1 occurrence

Lamentations 1:3מָנ֑וֹחַmanoachnoun · masculine singularJudah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.here: a resting place

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled מָנוֹחַ

H4495 · 18×

מָנוֹחַ

Manoach

“Manoach, an Israelite”

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