Strong's H5183 · Hebrew
נַחַת
Nachath · /nakh'-ath/
Definition
a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food); restfulness
KJV: lighting down, quiet(-ness), to rest, be set on.
Root / derivation: from H5182 (נְחַת); also (intransitively; perhaps from H5117 (נוּחַ))
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נַחַת across 8 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
8 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Job2 verses
They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
Job 36:16Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness. that: Heb. the rest of thy table
Proverbs1 verse
Ecclesiastes3 verses
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6:5Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
Ecclesiastes 9:17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
Isaiah2 verses
For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
Isaiah 30:30And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones. his glorious: Heb. the glory of his voice
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5183 (Nachath) mean?
a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food); restfulness
How many times does H5183 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5183 (נַחַת) appears in 8 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “rest.”
How is Nachath translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5183 is rendered as “rest” (4×), “down” (1×), “quiet” (1×), “quietness” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word נַחַת come from?
from H5182 (נְחַת); also (intransitively; perhaps from H5117 (נוּחַ))