What does רָגַע · ἀνάπαυσις mean in the Bible?
רָגַע · ἀνάπαυσις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bring calm, relief, or rest after turmoil".
Hebrew · H7280, G372
רָגַע
Properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle , i.e. quiet; specifically, to wink (from the motion of the eye-lids) · intermission; by implication, recreation
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רָגַעH7280properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle , i.e. quiet; specifically, to wink (from the motion of the eye-lids)
ἀνάπαυσιςG372intermission; by implication, recreation
Pronunciationanápausis
Rest from labor's cessation, not merely relief from affliction; cessation of toil itself.
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רָגַע · ἀνάπαυσις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bring calm, relief, or rest after turmoil".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7280, G372?
H7280, G372 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to bring calm, relief, or rest after turmoil
Source Gloss
to bring calm, relief, or rest after turmoil
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 forms12
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action7×
CohortativeJer 49:19 · Jer 50:44 · Prov 12:193×
ImperfectDeut 28:65 · Isa 51:42×
PerfectIsa 34:141×
Infinitive constructJer 50:341×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense4×
Participle activeIsa 51:15 · Jer 31:352×
PerfectJob 7:5 · Job 26:122×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
Sequential imperfectJer 47:61×
Word Origins
רָגַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.