The meaning of “נַחַת”
Understanding Nachath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
lighting down, quiet(-ness), to rest, be set on. - a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (fo...
נַחַת
lighting down, quiet(-ness), to rest, be set on. - a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food) - restfulness 1) rest, quietness 1a) quietness, quiet attitude 1b) rest (of death) 2) descent (of judgment)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 36:16 | “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.” Word: נַחַת (Nachath) | |
| Proverbs 29:9 | “If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.” Word: נַחַת (Nachath) | |
| Ecclesiastes 6:5 | “Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.” Word: נַחַת (Nachath) | |
| Isaiah 30:30 | “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.” Word: נַחַת (Nachath) |
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