Lexicon :: Strong's H5207 - nîḥōaḥ

נִיחֹחַ

Transliteration

nîḥōaḥ

Pronunciation

nee-kho'-akh

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From נוּחַ (H5117)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1323c

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: ניחח (Strongs and Gesenius) ניחוח (Strongs)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

נִיחוֹחַ nîychôwach, nee-kho'-akh; or נִיחֹחַ nîychôach; from H5117; properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight:—sweet (odour).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H5207 in the following manner: sweet (42x), sweet odours (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H5207 in the following manner: sweet (42x), sweet odours (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

soothing, quieting, tranquillising

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

נִיחוֹחַ nîychôwach, nee-kho'-akh; or נִיחֹחַ nîychôach; from H5117; properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight:—sweet (odour).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5207: Abbreviations

נִיחֹחַ and (Leviticus 1:9) נִיחוֺחַ ₄₃ noun [masculine] a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing (compare I. נַחַת Job 36:16) (ריח ניחח also Ecclus 45:16c; on formative see 0l^{§ 187 b}) Sta^{§ 233} Ba^{NB § 142} Kö^{ii. 1, 151. 489, where, after} Philippi^{Bas ii. 362,} יִ֯ explanation as dissimilation from וֺ); — absolute נ׳ Genesis 8:21 +; suffix נִיחֹתִי Numbers 28:2, נִיחֹחֲכֶם Leviticus 26:31, נִיחוֺחֵיהֶם Ezekiel 20:28; — a soothing, tranquillizing, only in phrase רֵיח נ׳ = soothing, tranquillizing odour of sacrifices acceptable to י׳ Genesis 8:21 (J), Exodus 29:18, 25, 41; Leviticus 1:9, 13, 17 + 32 times P. Ezekiel 20:41; of sacrifice to idols Ezekiel 6:13; Ezekiel 16:19; Ezekiel 20:28.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5208.

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