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 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).

  1. 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).
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 BaNB § 142 Köii. 1, 151. 489, where, after PhilippiBas 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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:21; 8:21

Exodus

29:18; 29:25; 29:41

Leviticus

1:9; 1:9; 1:13; 1:17; 26:31

Numbers

28:2

Job

36:16

Ezekiel

6:13; 16:19; 20:28; 20:28; 20:41