H5207 - נִיחוֹחַ (nîychôwach)

H5207 נִיחוֹחַ (nîychôwach) nee-kho'-akh

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

soothing

Strong's Definition

properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight

Derivation: or נִיחֹחַ; from H5117 (נוּחַ);

KJV Usage: sweet (odour).

TWOT Reference: 1323c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) soothing, quieting, tranquillising

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2175 G2378

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

soothing, quieting, tranquillising Aramaic equivalent: ni.cho.ach (נִיחוֹחַ "soothing" H5208)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נִיחֹחַ / נִיחוֹחַ ný̂ychôach BDB Definition: 1) soothing, quieting, tranquillising Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5117 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1323c Total KJV Occurrences: 44

Bible Occurrences (43)

8:21

29:18 29:25 29:41

1:9 1:13 1:17 2:2 2:9 2:12 3:5 3:16 4:31 6:15 6:21 8:21 8:28 17:6 23:13 23:18 26:31

15:3 15:7 15:10 15:13 15:14 15:24 18:17 28:2 28:6 28:8 28:13 28:24 28:27 29:2 29:6 29:8 29:13 29:36

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

Genesis 8:21

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, Never again...... will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of [his] heart is evil from his youth. And never again... will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

Exodus 29:18

Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.

Exodus 29:25

Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is a food offering to the LORD.

Exodus 29:41

And offer the second lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning, as a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.

Leviticus 1:9

The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Leviticus 1:13

The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn [it] on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Leviticus 1:17

He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing [ the bird ] completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Leviticus 2:2

and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful......... of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.