Strong's Definition
or mnuchah {men-oo-khaw'}; feminine of 4495; repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode
KJV Usage: comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מְנוּחָה (me.nu.chah) — Nohah. This name means rest, resting place Another name of ma.na.chat (מָנַ֫חַת "Manahath" H4506A)
מְנוּחָה (me.nu.chah) — resting. 1) resting place, rest 1a) resting place 1b) rest, quietness Also means: nu.ach (נוּחַ "rest" H5118)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · נוח
Relief
rest, peace of mind literally: rest; hence: = a state of mind in which humans find relief after a time of distress
Safe
rest, peace literally: rest; hence: = process by which humans experience peace, without threats from surrounding enemies
Space
resting place = a place where humans, deities, or animals can find rest after a time of activity
GEN 49:15 · NUM 10:33 · DEU 12:9 · 1CH 28:2 · PSA 23:2 · PSA 95:11 · PSA 132:8 · PSA 132:14 · ISA 11:10 · ISA 32:18 · ISA 66:1 · MIC 2:10
Officials
Collocation: שַׂר מְנוּחָה
quartermaster literally: head of resting-place; hence: = official in charge of managing a king's travels, including the places where he stops to rest
People
target literally: resting-place; hence: = the people for whom a particular message is intended, ◄ described as the final resting-place in the message's journey
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Names of Locations
Nohah, Menuhah meaning unsure; possibly: = a location not far from Gibeah
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Names of Groups
Menuhoth, Manahathites exact meaning unsure; possibly: = inhabitants of Manahath
1 JDG 20:43 NJPS "Menuhah" | RSV NRSV ESV "from Nohah" = מִן נֹוחָה | NIV "easily" | REB "relentlessly" CEV "never let up" = מִן נוּחָה "without rest" 2 1CH 2:52 NIV NJB REB "Manahathites" | RSV NRSV GNT CEV ESV "Menuhoth"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מְנוּחָה, מְנֻחָה n.f. resting-place, rest base
