מְנוּחָה
me.nu.chah
resting
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word מְנוּחָה (me.nu.chah) is defined as "resting." This semantic domain indicates that the word is primarily associated with movement and travel, suggesting that resting is a state that occurs during or after a journey. The word occurs 21 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the narrative. Given its definition, it is likely used to describe a state of physical or mental repose, which could be temporary or prolonged. The frequency of its occurrence suggests that resting is an important aspect of human experience, and the Bible may be highlighting its importance in various contexts. The significance of this word lies in its connection to the human experience of movement and travel. Resting is a fundamental aspect of life, allowing individuals to recover and recharge after periods of activity. The Bible's emphasis on resting may be pointing to its importance in maintaining physical and mental well-being, as well as its role in spiritual rejuvenation.
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Occurrences in Scripture
21 total occurrences across the text
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
Psalms 95:11Therefore I swore in my wrath, “They won’t enter into my rest.”
Psalms 116:7Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
Psalms 132:8Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.
Psalms 132:14“This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I have desired it.
Isaiah 11:10It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.
Isaiah 28:12to whom he said, “This is the resting place. Give rest to weary,” and “This is the refreshing;” yet they would not hear.
Isaiah 32:18My people will live in a peaceful habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting places,
Isaiah 66:1Yahweh says, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build to me? Where will I rest?
Jeremiah 45:3‘You said, “Woe is me now! For Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain! I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.” ’
Jeremiah 51:59The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was chief quartermaster.
Micah 2:10Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.
Zechariah 9:1A revelation. Yahweh’s word is against the land of Hadrach, and will rest upon Damascus; for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh;
Genesis 49:15He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.
Numbers 10:33They set forward from the Mount of Yahweh three days’ journey. The ark of Yahweh’s covenant went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.
Deuteronomy 12:9for you haven’t yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which Yahweh your God gives you.
Ruth 1:9May Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept.
2 Samuel 14:17Then your servant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king bring rest; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. May Yahweh, your God, be with you.’ ”
1 Kings 8:56“Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.
1 Chronicles 22:9Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of peace. I will give him rest from all his enemies all around; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.
1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, “Hear me, my brothers, and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.