נַחַתNachath/nakh'-ath/
HebrewH51838 occurrences (KJV)
a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food); restfulness
KJV renders it: lighting down, quiet(-ness), to rest, be set on.
Where it appears
- Job 17:16Shall it go down with me to the gates of Sheol, or descend together into the dust?”
- Job 36:16Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a wide place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.
- Prov 29:9If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.
- Eccl 4:6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
- Eccl 6:5Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other.
- Eccl 9:17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.
- Isa 30:15For thus said the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, “You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence.” You refused,
- Isa 30:30Yahweh will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the descent of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, storm, and hailstones.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.