What does נוּחַ · כֹּל · אֹיֵב mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5117, H3605, H341
הָנִיחַ ... מִכָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ
To rest , i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell , stay , let fall , place , let alone , withdraw , give comfort , etc.) · properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · hating ; an adversary
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נוּחַH5117to rest , i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell , stay , let fall , place , let alone , withdraw , give comfort , etc.)
Pronunciationnûḥa
Rest as foundational cessation: physical settling evolves into peaceful dwelling, divine comfort, and covenantal stability.
Open lexicon entry →כֹּלH3605properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciationkōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
Open lexicon entry →אֹיֵבH341hating ; an adversary
Pronunciationʾōyēb
Active hostility rather than mere opposition; one who bears malice or enmity against another
Open lexicon entry →What does הָנִיחַ ... מִכָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ (haniach ... mi-kol oyvekha) mean in the Bible?
נוּחַ · כֹּל · אֹיֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to rest , i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell , stay , let fall , place , let alone , withdraw , give comfort , etc.)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5117, H3605, H341?
H5117, H3605, H341 is connected to 5,768 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to rest , i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell , stay , let fall , place , let alone , withdraw , give comfort , etc.)
Source Gloss
to rest , i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell , stay , let fall , place , let alone , withdraw , give comfort , etc.)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms32
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense17×
ImperfectDeut 5:14 · Eccl 7:9 · Exod 23:12 · Isa 23:12 · Job 3:13 · Prov 21:16 · Ps 125:3 · Isa 25:10 · Prov 14:33 · Isa 57:2 · Job 3:17 · Hab 3:1612×
Perfect2Kgs 2:15 · Isa 14:7 · Esth 9:22 · Isa 7:2 · Job 3:265×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action14×
Perfect1Chr 23:25 · 1Kgs 5:18 · 2Chr 14:5 · 2Sam 7:1 · Josh 22:4 · Josh 23:1 · Zech 6:87×
ImperfectDeut 3:20 · Exod 17:11 · Isa 30:32 · Josh 1:154×
Infinitive constructIsa 14:31×
Sequential imperfectIsa 28:121×
Participle activeJosh 1:131×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
PerfectLam 5:51×
Word Origins
הָנִיחַ ... מִכָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ is a primitive root - no further derivation.