Quietness
נַ֫חַתStrong’s H5183nachat (na-chat)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Nachat is the Hebrew word usually translated “rest”, “quietness of” and “quietness”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.”
Meaning
- Rest, quietnessquietness, quiet attitude · rest (of death)
- Descent (of judgment)
How it's translated
- rest 2
- and quietness of 1
- quietness 1
- in quietness 1
- and rest 1
- and lowering of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ecclesiastes 3
- Isaiah 2
- Job 1
- Proverbs 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
- Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
- Ecclesiastes 6:5Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
- Ecclesiastes 9:17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
- Isaiah 30:15For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
- Isaiah 30:30And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
Hebrew dictionary
נַ֫חַת nachat · quietness
1) rest, quietness 1a) quietness, quiet attitude 1b) rest (of death)
נַ֫חַת nachat · descent
descent (of judgment)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “quietness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
QUI'ETNESS, noun
- A state of rest; stillness.
- Calm; tranquility; as the quietness of the ocean or atmosphere.
- Freedom from agitation or emotion; calmness; coolness; as the quietness of the mind.
- Freedom from disturbance, disorder or commotion; peace; tranquility; as the quietness of a city or state.
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.