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מְנוּחָה H4496
H4496 is the Hebrew word מְנוּחָה, transliterated mᵉnûwchâh and said men-oo-khaw'. The King James Version most often renders it rest.
What it means
repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode.
Where it comes from
or מְנֻחָה; feminine of H4495 (מָנוֹחַ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still.
Verses using מְנוּחָה
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 49:15 · KJV
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Deuteronomy 12:9 · KJV
For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.
Judges 20:43 · KJV
Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.
Ruth 1:9 · KJV
The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
2 Samuel 14:17 · KJV
Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
1 Kings 8:56 · KJV
Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
1 Chronicles 22:9 · KJV
Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
1 Chronicles 28:2 · KJV
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
Psalm 23:2 · KJV
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalm 132:8 · KJV
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Psalm 132:14 · KJV
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
Isaiah 11:10 · KJV
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
Isaiah 28:12 · KJV
To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
Jeremiah 51:59 · KJV
The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.
Micah 2:10 · KJV
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
Zechariah 9:1 · KJV
The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4496 mean?
H4496 is the Hebrew word מְנוּחָה (mᵉnûwchâh), meaning repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode.
How is H4496 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it rest (12 times), ease (1 time), now be comfortable (1 time), beside the still (1 time), quiet (1 time).
How many times does H4496 appear in the Bible?
מְנוּחָה (mᵉnûwchâh) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4496 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or מְנֻחָה; feminine of H4495 (מָנוֹחַ).
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