Resting
מָנוֹחַStrong’s H4494manoach (ma-no-ach)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Manoach is the Hebrew word usually translated “resting place” and “from rest of”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.”
Meaning
- Resting place, state or condition of rest, placeresting place · rest, repose, condition of rest · coming to rest
How it's translated
- a resting place 5
- from rest of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
- Deuteronomy 1
- Ruth 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Isaiah 1
- Lamentations 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 28:65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
- Ruth 3:1Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
- 1 Chronicles 6:31And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
- Isaiah 34:14The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
- Lamentations 1:3Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
Hebrew dictionary
מָנוֹחַ manoach · resting
1) resting place, state or condition of rest, place 1a) resting place 1b) rest, repose, condition of rest 1c) coming to rest
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “resting” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REST'ING, participle present
tense Ceasing to move or act; ceasing to be moved or agitated; lying; leaning; standing; depending or relying.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.