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Strong's H5207 נִיחוֹחַ (nichoach)

nichowach - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5207 — huios (“son”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5207
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 43
Books 5

Strong's H5207 Quick Answer

Strong's H5207 נִיחוַֹח נִיחוַֹח (nichowach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nichowach (nee-kho'-akh) (or niychoach {nee-kho'-akh}) n-m. 1. (properly) restful, i.e. pleasant 2. abstractly, delight It has 43 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include sweet. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nichowach (nee-kho'-akh) (or niychoach {nee-kho'-akh}) n-m. 1. (properly) restful, i.e. pleasant 2. abstractly, delight
Usage
43 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sweet

Meaning and Definition

nichowach (nee-kho'-akh) (or niychoach {nee-kho'-akh}) n-m. 1. (properly) restful, i.e. pleasant 2. abstractly, delight [from H5117] KJV: sweet (odour). Root(s): H5117

Original Word
נִיחוַֹח נִיחוַֹח
Transliteration
nichowach
Derivation
Root: נוח First root strongs: 5117
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5207. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5207 Is Translated

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

sweet Exodus 29:18 42×

How Strong's H5207 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 43 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5207 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 H5207 in the Old Testament

43 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 8:21 KJV

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Exodus 29:18 KJV

And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Exodus 29:25 KJV

And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Usage Excerpts

First 43 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5207.

Genesis 8:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Exodus 29:18 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Exodus 29:25 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Exodus 29:41 Old Testament, KJV
And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
Leviticus 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.
Leviticus 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's.
Leviticus 4:31 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
Leviticus 6:21 Old Testament, KJV
In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 8:21 Old Testament, KJV
And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus 17:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 23:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.
Leviticus 23:18 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 26:31 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
Numbers 15:3 Old Testament, KJV
And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd or of the flock:
Numbers 15:7 Old Testament, KJV
And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 15:10 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 15:14 Old Testament, KJV
And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
Numbers 15:24 Old Testament, KJV
Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.
Numbers 18:17 Old Testament, KJV
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 28:2 Old Testament, KJV
Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
Numbers 28:6 Old Testament, KJV
It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
Numbers 28:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
Numbers 28:24 Old Testament, KJV
After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
Numbers 28:27 Old Testament, KJV
But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
Numbers 29:2 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
Numbers 29:6 Old Testament, KJV
Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
Numbers 29:8 Old Testament, KJV
But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
Numbers 29:13 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
Numbers 29:36 Old Testament, KJV
But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
Ezekiel 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
Ezekiel 16:19 Old Testament, KJV
My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 20:28 Old Testament, KJV
For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.
Ezekiel 20:41 Old Testament, KJV
I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5207, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 17 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 18 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5207 FAQ

What does nichoach (נִיחוֹחַ) mean?

Strong's H5207 is a Hebrew entry for H5207 נִיחוַֹח נִיחוַֹח (nichowach). nichowach (nee-kho'-akh) (or niychoach {nee-kho'-akh}) n-m. 1. (properly) restful, i.e. pleasant 2. abstractly, delight

How many times is nichoach (נִיחוֹחַ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 43 linked usages for Strong's H5207 across 5 books.

Where can I study nichoach (נִיחוֹחַ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5207 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nichoach (נִיחוֹחַ)?

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