The meaning of “יָנוֹחַ”
Understanding Yânôwach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Janoah, Janohah. - § Janoah or Janohah = "He rests" - Janoach or Janochah, a place in Palestine 1) a place apparently in...
יָנוֹחַ
Janoah, Janohah. - § Janoah or Janohah = "He rests" - Janoach or Janochah, a place in Palestine 1) a place apparently in the north of Galilee in Naphtali, taken by Tiglath-pileser in his first incursion into Palestine
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 16:6 | “And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanath–shiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;” Word: יָנוֹחַ (Yânôwach) | |
| Joshua 16:7 | “And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.” Word: יָנוֹחַ (Yânôwach) | |
| 2 Kings 15:29 | “In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.” Word: יָנוֹחַ (Yânôwach) |