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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מְנוּחָה H4496
Pronunciation menuchah
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 It rest 3× Ruth 1:9, 1 Kings 8:56, Jeremiah 45:3
. . . 1× Psalms 116:7
a resting place 1× Numbers 10:33
and easily 1× Judges 20:43
and His place of rest 1× Isaiah 11:10
as a resting place 1× 1 Chronicles 28:2
bring me rest 1× 2 Samuel 14:17
his resting place 1× Genesis 49:15
is My resting place 1× Psalms 132:14
is the place of rest 1× Isaiah 28:12
its resting place 1× Zechariah 9:1
My rest 1× Psalms 95:11
of repose [be] 1× Isaiah 66:1
of rest 1× 1 Chronicles 22:9
places of rest 1× Isaiah 32:18
quiet 1× Psalms 23:2
the resting place 1× Deuteronomy 12:9
to the quartermaster 1× Jeremiah 51:59
to Your resting place 1× Psalms 132:8
your place of rest 1× Micah 2:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:15 מְנֻחָה֙ to his resting place Noun - feminine singular Numbers 10:33 מְנוּחָֽה׃ to a resting place Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 12:9 הַמְּנוּחָה֙ to the resting place Article | Noun - feminine singular Judges 20:43 מְנוּחָ֖ה to and easily Noun - feminine singular Ruth 1:9 מְנוּחָ֔ה to rest Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 14:17 לִמְנוּחָ֑ה to bring me rest Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 8:56 מְנוּחָה֙ to rest Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 22:9 מְנוּחָ֔ה to of rest Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 28:2 מְנוּחָ֜ה to as a resting place Noun - feminine singular Psalms 23:2 מְנֻח֣וֹת to quiet Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:15
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 13
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 Ruth 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2 Psalms 5 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 2 Micah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַמְּנוּחָה֙ 2x ham·mə·nū·ḥāh Deuteronomy 12:9, Isaiah 28:12
מְנוּחָ֔ה 2x mə·nū·ḥāh Ruth 1:9, 1 Chronicles 22:9
מְנוּחָֽה׃ 2x mə·nū·ḥāh Numbers 10:33, Jeremiah 51:59
מְנוּחָתִֽי׃ 2x mə·nū·ḥā·ṯî Psalms 95:11, Isaiah 66:1
הַמְּנוּחָ֑ה 1x ham·mə·nū·ḥāh Micah 2:10
וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת 1x ū·ḇim·nū·ḥōṯ Isaiah 32:18
וּמְנוּחָ֖ה 1x ū·mə·nū·ḥāh Jeremiah 45:3
לִמְנוּחָ֑ה 1x lim·nū·ḥāh 2 Samuel 14:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 8x Genesis 49:15, Numbers 10:33, Judges 20:43, Ruth 1:9
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Deuteronomy 12:9, Isaiah 28:12, Micah 2:10
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 3x Psalms 95:11, Psalms 132:14, Isaiah 66:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Isaiah 11:10, Zechariah 9:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 45:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Isaiah 32:18
Noun - feminine plural 1x Psalms 23:2
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x 2 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 definition Source: 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
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
A place of rest or settled security.
Showing 1 selected witness from 22 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מְנוּחָה is built from this root:
מָנוֹחַ H4495
Why This Word Matters
It underscores that the land was intended as covenant rest, forfeited through defilement. Micah 2:6-11
Canonical Themes
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain