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Strong's H5117 נוּחַ (nuach)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5117 — topos (“where”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5117
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 71
Books 23

Strong's H5117 Quick Answer

Strong's H5117 נוַּח (nuwach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nuwach (noo'-akh) v. 1. to rest, i.e. settle down 2. 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.) It has 71 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include rest, rested, down, resteth, and put. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nuwach (noo'-akh) v. 1. to rest, i.e. settle down 2. 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.)
Usage
71 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
rest, rested, down, resteth, and put

Meaning and Definition

nuwach (noo'-akh) v. 1. to rest, i.e. settle down 2. 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.) [a primitive root] KJV: cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare: H3241

Original Word
נוַּח
Transliteration
nuwach
Derivation
Root: נוח
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5117. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to rest

Usage: 1) to rest 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rest, settle down and remain 1a2) to repose, have rest, be quiet 1b) (Hiph) 1b1) to cause to rest, give rest to, make quiet 1b2) to cause to rest, cause to alight, set down 1b3) to lay or set down, deposit, let lie, place 1b4) to let remain, leave 1b5) to leave, depart from 1b6) to abandon 1b7) to permit 1c) (Hoph) 1c1) to obtain rest, be granted rest 1c2) to be left, be placed 1c3) open space (subst) Also means: ya.nach (יָנַח "to rest" H3240)

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How Strong's H5117 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nuwach, 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.

rest Exodus 23:12 47× rested Genesis 8:4 down Exodus 17:11 resteth Proverbs 14:33 leave Genesis 42:33 put Genesis 2:15 she Genesis 39:16 they Genesis 19:16

How Strong's H5117 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 71 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5117 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 H5117 in the Old Testament

71 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 2:15 KJV

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Genesis 8:4 KJV

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Genesis 19:16 KJV

And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

Usage Excerpts

First 71 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5117.

Genesis 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Genesis 8:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
Genesis 19:16 Old Testament, KJV
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Genesis 39:16 Old Testament, KJV
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
Genesis 42:33 Old Testament, KJV
And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
Exodus 10:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the locust went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
Exodus 17:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
Exodus 20:11 Old Testament, KJV
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
Exodus 33:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Numbers 10:36 Old Testament, KJV
And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.
Numbers 11:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
Numbers 11:26 Old Testament, KJV
But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.
Deuteronomy 3:20 Old Testament, KJV
Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
Deuteronomy 5:14 Old Testament, KJV
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
Deuteronomy 12:10 Old Testament, KJV
But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
Deuteronomy 25:19 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
Joshua 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
Joshua 1:15 Old Testament, KJV
Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
Joshua 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
Joshua 21:44 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Joshua 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
Joshua 23:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
1 Samuel 25:9 Old Testament, KJV
And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
2 Samuel 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
2 Samuel 7:11 Old Testament, KJV
And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
2 Samuel 17:12 Old Testament, KJV
So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
2 Samuel 21:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
1 Kings 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
2 Kings 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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 22:18 Old Testament, KJV
Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
1 Chronicles 23:25 Old Testament, KJV
For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
2 Chronicles 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
2 Chronicles 14:7 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
2 Chronicles 15:15 Old Testament, KJV
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
2 Chronicles 20:30 Old Testament, KJV
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
Nehemiah 9:28 Old Testament, KJV
But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the land of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;
Esther 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Esther 9:18 Old Testament, KJV
But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Esther 9:22 Old Testament, KJV
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Job 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
Job 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
Job 3:26 Old Testament, KJV
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
Psalms 125:3 Old Testament, KJV
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Proverbs 14:33 Old Testament, KJV
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
Proverbs 21:16 Old Testament, KJV
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Proverbs 29:17 Old Testament, KJV
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Old Testament, KJV
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Isaiah 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
Isaiah 7:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.
Isaiah 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Isaiah 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
Isaiah 14:7 Old Testament, KJV
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Isaiah 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
Isaiah 25:10 Old Testament, KJV
For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
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 30:32 Old Testament, KJV
And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
Isaiah 57:2 Old Testament, KJV
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Isaiah 63:14 Old Testament, KJV
As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
Lamentations 5:5 Old Testament, KJV
Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
Ezekiel 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.
Ezekiel 16:42 Old Testament, KJV
So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
Ezekiel 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
Ezekiel 24:13 Old Testament, KJV
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
Ezekiel 37:1 Old Testament, KJV
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
Ezekiel 40:2 Old Testament, KJV
In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
Ezekiel 44:30 Old Testament, KJV
And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
Daniel 12:13 Old Testament, KJV
But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Habakkuk 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
Zechariah 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5117, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 11 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5117 FAQ

What does nuach (נוּחַ) mean?

Nuach (Strong's H5117) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "give". nuwach (noo'-akh) v. 1. to rest, i.e. settle down 2. 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.)

How many times is nuach (נוּחַ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 71 linked usages for Strong's H5117 across 23 books.

Where can I study nuach (נוּחַ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5117 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nuach (נוּחַ)?

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