נִיחֹחַ
nîḥōaḥ
a quieting
Strong's H5207NounHebrewTWOT 1323c

נִיחֹחַ (nîḥōaḥ) is a Hebrew noun meaning a quieting. It appears 43 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5207).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1323c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1323c)a quieting, soothing, tranquilizing; restful, pleasant, delight; sweet
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

נִיחֹחַ noun, masculine: a quieting, soothing, tranquilizing

and נִיחוֹחַ 43 noun, masculine a quieting, soothing, tranquilizing

Strong's H5207 נִיחוֹחַ: properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight
KJV:sweet (odour).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1323: יָנַח yānaḥ — rest; settle down and remain, repose, be quiet, have rest; cause to rest, give rest, light, lay, set down, deposit, let lie, let remain, leave, abandon, let alone, permit; space left, open space; allow to stay, settle, dwell, stay…

See it in Scripture

Genesis 8:21Exodus 29:18Leviticus 1:9

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