יָנַח
To deposit ; by implication, to allow to stay
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What does יָנַח mean in the Bible?
יָנַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to deposit ; by implication, to allow to stay". to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay BDB: rest Usage: bestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold.
Meaning
to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay BDB: rest Usage: bestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any distinction of the kind is to be made, these should rather be referred to 5117, and the others here.)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.