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Strong's H4496 מְנוּחָה (menuchah)

Menuchah means “comfortable” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4496 — rhipto (“scatter abroad”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4496
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 13

Strong's H4496 Quick Answer

Strong's H4496 מְנוּחָה מְנוּחָה (mnuwchah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mnuwchah (men-oo-khaw') (or mnuchah {men-oo-khaw'}) n-f. 1. repose 2. (adverbially) peacefully It has 21 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include rest. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mnuwchah (men-oo-khaw') (or mnuchah {men-oo-khaw'}) n-f. 1. repose 2. (adverbially) peacefully
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
rest

Meaning and Definition

mnuwchah (men-oo-khaw') (or mnuchah {men-oo-khaw'}) n-f. 1. repose 2. (adverbially) peacefully 3. (figuratively) consolation 4. (specifically) matrimony 5. (hence, concretely) an abode [feminine of H4495] KJV: comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still. Root(s): H4495

Original Word
מְנוּחָה מְנוּחָה
Transliteration
mnuwchah
Derivation
First root strongs: 4495
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4496. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4496 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mnuwchah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H4496 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4496 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4496 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:15 KJV

And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

Numbers 10:33 KJV

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 search out a resting place for them.

Deuteronomy 12:9 KJV

For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4496.

Genesis 49:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Numbers 10:33 Old Testament, KJV
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 search out a resting place for them.
Deuteronomy 12:9 Old Testament, KJV
For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.
Judges 20:43 Old Testament, KJV
Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.
Ruth 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
2 Samuel 14:17 Old Testament, KJV
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: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
1 Kings 8:56 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
1 Chronicles 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
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 I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
1 Chronicles 28:2 Old Testament, KJV
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 of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
Psalms 23:2 Old Testament, KJV
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalms 95:11 Old Testament, KJV
Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
Psalms 132:8 Old Testament, KJV
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Psalms 132:14 Old Testament, KJV
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
Isaiah 11:10 Old Testament, KJV
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 28:12 Old Testament, KJV
To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
Isaiah 32:18 Old Testament, KJV
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
Isaiah 66:1 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Jeremiah 51:59 Old Testament, KJV
The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.
Micah 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 be toward the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4496, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4496 FAQ

What does menuchah (מְנוּחָה) mean?

Menuchah (Strong's H4496) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "comfortable". mnuwchah (men-oo-khaw') (or mnuchah {men-oo-khaw'}) n-f. 1. repose 2. (adverbially) peacefully

How many times is menuchah (מְנוּחָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H4496 across 13 books.

Where can I study menuchah (מְנוּחָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4496 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate menuchah (מְנוּחָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rest. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.