What does נִיחוֹחַ (niyḥwōḥa) mean in the Bible?
נִיחוֹחַ (niyḥwōḥa): Aromatic offering that soothes or appeases through its pleasant scent; divine satisfaction.
Hebrew · H5207
נִיחוֹחַ
Properly, restful , i.e. pleasant ; abstractly, delight
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נִיחוֹחַ H5207
Pronunciation niyḥwōḥa
What does נִיחוֹחַ (niyḥwōḥa) mean in the Bible?
נִיחוֹחַ (niyḥwōḥa): Aromatic offering that soothes or appeases through its pleasant scent; divine satisfaction.
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How does the BSB render H5207?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a pleasing (21), as a pleasing (16), the pleasing (2), fragrant (1), their fragrant (1).
Where does נִיחוֹחַ (niyḥwōḥa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (18), Leviticus (17), Ezekiel (4), Exodus (3).
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 a pleasing 21× Exodus 29:18, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 1:17
as a pleasing 16× Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 4:31
the pleasing 2× Genesis 8:21, Leviticus 26:31
fragrant 1× Ezekiel 6:13
their fragrant 1× Ezekiel 20:28
They are a pleasing 1× Numbers 29:6
you as a pleasing 1× Ezekiel 20:41
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Genesis 8:21 הַנִּיחֹחַ֒ to the pleasing Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:18 נִיח֔וֹחַ to a pleasing Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:25 נִיח֙וֹחַ֙ to as a pleasing Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:41 נִיחֹ֔חַ to as a pleasing Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 1:9 נִיח֖וֹחַ to a pleasing Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 1:13 נִיחֹ֖חַ to a pleasing Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 1:17 נִיחֹ֖חַ to a pleasing Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 2:2 נִיחֹ֖חַ to a pleasing Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 2:9 נִיחֹ֖חַ to a pleasing Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 2:12 נִיחֹֽחַ׃ to as a pleasing Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:21
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Exodus 3 Leviticus 17 Numbers 18 Ezekiel 4
Source forms
נִיחֹ֖חַ 17x nî·ḥō·aḥ Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 1:17, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:9
נִיחֹ֔חַ 8x nî·ḥō·aḥ Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 3:16, Leviticus 8:28, Numbers 28:6
נִיחֹ֙חַ֙ 7x nî·ḥō·aḥ Leviticus 8:21, Numbers 15:3, Numbers 15:24, Numbers 28:27
הַנִּיחֹחַ֒ 1x han·nî·ḥō·aḥ Genesis 8:21
נִיח֔וֹחַ 1x nî·ḥō·w·aḥ Exodus 29:18
נִיח֙וֹחַ֙ 1x nî·ḥō·w·aḥ Exodus 29:25
נִיח֖וֹחַ 1x nî·ḥō·w·aḥ Leviticus 1:9
נִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔ם 1x nî·ḥō·w·ḥê·hem Ezekiel 20:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 39x Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 1:9
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Genesis 8:21
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 20:28
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Numbers 28:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural 1x Leviticus 26:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Aromatic offering that soothes or appeases through its pleasant scent; divine satisfaction.
Source Gloss
properly, restful , i.e. pleasant ; abstractly, delight
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Aromatic offering that soothes or appeases through its pleasant scent; divine satisfaction.
properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight BDB: a quieting Usage: sweet (odour).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Pleasant aroma of sacrifice that brings divine pleasure and appeasement
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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