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נַחַת H5183
H5183 is the Hebrew word נַחַת, transliterated Nachath and said nakh'-ath. The King James Version most often renders it rest.
What it means
a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food); restfulness.
Where it comes from
from H5182 (נְחַת); also (intransitively; perhaps from H5117 (נוּחַ)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: lighting down, quiet(-ness), to rest, be set on.
Verses using נַחַת
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Job 17:16 · KJV
They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
Job 36:16 · KJV
Even 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.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 · KJV
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6:5 · KJV
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
Ecclesiastes 9:17 · KJV
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
Isaiah 30:15 · KJV
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 30:30 · KJV
And 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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5183 mean?
H5183 is the Hebrew word נַחַת (Nachath), meaning a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food); restfulness.
How is H5183 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it rest (2 times), should be set (1 time), quietness (1 time), more rest (1 time), quiet (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5183 appear in the Bible?
נַחַת (Nachath) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5183 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5182 (נְחַת); also (intransitively; perhaps from H5117 (נוּחַ)).
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