נִיחוֹחַ
nîychôwach · H5208 · Aramaic · 2 occurrences
Thing
- Incense, frankincenseCenser161 verses
Meanings
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soothing
Literally: giving rest; hence: causative process by which something causes a deity's anger to subside and make place for a favorable attitude
ExamplesEzra 6:10 so that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the lives of the king and his sons.
Daniel 2:46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and paid humble respect to Daniel, and gave orders to present to him an offering and incense.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- הָוָאto be 1
- נְסַךְoffer 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- רֵיחַ rêyach · H7381 · odor, scent, aroma
- General Hebrew term for 'scent' or 'odour' from which נִיחוֹחַ is often distinguished as specifically 'sweet/soothing' odour; frequently paired in construct phrase רֵיחַ נִיחוֹחַ ('sweet savour') in sacrificial contexts
In the other Testament 2 words
- εὐωδία euōdía · G2175 · aroma, fragrance
- Standard Greek equivalent for Hebrew נִיחוֹחַ in LXX contexts describing sacrificial offerings pleasing to God; both denote a pleasant fragrance, especially in cultic/liturgical settings
- ὀσμή osmḗ · G3744 · smell, scent, odor
- General Greek term for 'odour' or 'smell' that can translate the 'odour' aspect of נִיחוֹחַ, though less specifically cultic than εὐωδία
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Relief002001002023
- Ezra 6:10 recounts the decree's purpose, “so that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the lives of the king and his sons” — sacrifices offered as a soothing aroma to God.
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5208. nichoach [נִרחוֺךְַ] noun [masculine] soothing, tranquillizing (probably Hebraism,…
[נִרחוֺךְַ] noun [masculine] soothing, tranquillizing (probably Hebraism, see Biblical Hebrew id., √ נוּחַ (√ also ᵑ7 Syriac)); — plural נִיח(וֺ)חִין Ezr 6:10; Dan 2:46 i.e. soothing offerings.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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