What does מְנוּחָה (menuchah) mean in the Bible?
מְנוּחָה (menuchah): Rest as divine gift and sanctuary—from physical repose to marital security to eschatological peace in God's presence.
Hebrew · H4496
מְנוּחָה
Repose or (adverbially) peacefully ; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony ); hence (concretely) an abode
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מְנוּחָהH4496
Pronunciationmenuchah
What does מְנוּחָה (menuchah) mean in the Bible?
מְנוּחָה (menuchah): Rest as divine gift and sanctuary—from physical repose to marital security to eschatological peace in God's presence.
Full entry for מְנוּחָה (H4496) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4496?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rest (3), . . . (1), a resting place (1), and easily (1), and His place of rest (1).
Where does מְנוּחָה (menuchah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Isaiah (4), 1 Chronicles (2), Jeremiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itrest3×Ruth 1:9, 1 Kings 8:56, Jeremiah 45:3
. . .1×Psalms 116:7
a resting place1×Numbers 10:33
and easily1×Judges 20:43
and His place of rest1×Isaiah 11:10
as a resting place1×1 Chronicles 28:2
bring me rest1×2 Samuel 14:17
his resting place1×Genesis 49:15
is My resting place1×Psalms 132:14
is the place of rest1×Isaiah 28:12
its resting place1×Zechariah 9:1
My rest1×Psalms 95:11
of repose [be]1×Isaiah 66:1
of rest1×1 Chronicles 22:9
places of rest1×Isaiah 32:18
quiet1×Psalms 23:2
the resting place1×Deuteronomy 12:9
to the quartermaster1×Jeremiah 51:59
to Your resting place1×Psalms 132:8
your place of rest1×Micah 2:10
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Genesis 49:15מְנֻחָה֙tohis resting placeNoun - feminine singularNumbers 10:33מְנוּחָֽה׃toa resting placeNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 12:9הַמְּנוּחָה֙tothe resting placeArticle | Noun - feminine singularJudges 20:43מְנוּחָ֖הtoand easilyNoun - feminine singularRuth 1:9מְנוּחָ֔הtorestNoun - feminine singular2 Samuel 14:17לִמְנוּחָ֑הtobring me restPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1 Kings 8:56מְנוּחָה֙torestNoun - feminine singular1 Chronicles 22:9מְנוּחָ֔הtoof restNoun - feminine singular1 Chronicles 28:2מְנוּחָ֜הtoas a resting placeNoun - feminine singularPsalms 23:2מְנֻח֣וֹתtoquietNoun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 49:15
Aligned rows22
Books represented13
Genesis1Numbers1Deuteronomy1Judges1Ruth12 Samuel11 Kings11 Chronicles2Psalms5Isaiah4Jeremiah2Micah1Zechariah1
Source forms
הַמְּנוּחָה֙2xham·mə·nū·ḥāhDeuteronomy 12:9, Isaiah 28:12
מְנוּחָ֔ה2xmə·nū·ḥāhRuth 1:9, 1 Chronicles 22:9
מְנוּחָֽה׃2xmə·nū·ḥāhNumbers 10:33, Jeremiah 51:59
מְנוּחָתִֽי׃2xmə·nū·ḥā·ṯîPsalms 95:11, Isaiah 66:1
הַמְּנוּחָ֑ה1xham·mə·nū·ḥāhMicah 2:10
וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת1xū·ḇim·nū·ḥōṯIsaiah 32:18
וּמְנוּחָ֖ה1xū·mə·nū·ḥāhJeremiah 45:3
לִמְנוּחָ֑ה1xlim·nū·ḥāh2 Samuel 14:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular8xGenesis 49:15, Numbers 10:33, Judges 20:43, Ruth 1:9
Article | Noun - feminine singular3xDeuteronomy 12:9, Isaiah 28:12, Micah 2:10
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular3xPsalms 95:11, Psalms 132:14, Isaiah 66:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xIsaiah 11:10, Zechariah 9:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 45:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct1xIsaiah 32:18
Noun - feminine plural1xPsalms 23:2
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1x2 Samuel 14:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Rest as divine gift and sanctuary—from physical repose to marital security to eschatological peace in God's presence.
Source Gloss
repose or (adverbially) peacefully ; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony ); hence (concretely) an abode
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Rest as divine gift and sanctuary—from physical repose to marital security to eschatological peace in God's presence.
repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode BDB: resting-place Usage: comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
A place of rest or settled security.
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Word Origins
מְנוּחָה is built from this root:
מָנוֹחַH4495
Why This Word Matters
It underscores that the land was intended as covenant rest, forfeited through defilement.Micah 2:6-11
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