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Genesis 8:4
“And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נוּחַnûwach · noo'-akh
H5117 · Hebrew
H5117 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to rest, i.e. settle down; 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.)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- תָּ֤נַח — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 67 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 10:14Exodus 17:11Exodus 20:11Exodus 23:12Exodus 33:14
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נוּחַ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.