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Lexicon :: Strong's H5207 - nîḥōaḥ

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נִיחֹחַ
Transliteration
nîḥōaḥ
Pronunciation
nee-kho'-akh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1323c

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: ניחח (Strongs and Gesenius) ניחוח (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

נִיחוֹחַ nîychôwach, nee-kho'-akh; or נִיחֹחַ nîychôach; from H5117; properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight:—sweet (odour).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H5207 in the following manner: sweet (42x), sweet odours (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H5207 in the following manner: sweet (42x), sweet odours (1x).

  1. soothing, quieting, tranquillising

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נִיחוֹחַ nîychôwach, nee-kho'-akh; or נִיחֹחַ nîychôach; from H5117; properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight:—sweet (odour).
STRONGS H5207: Abbreviations
נִיחֹחַ and (Leviticus 1:9) נִיחוֺחַ 43 noun [masculine] a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing (compare I. נַחַת Job 36:16) (ריח ניחח also Ecclus 45:16c; on formative see 0l§ 187 b) Sta§ 233 BaNB § 142 Köii. 1, 151. 489, where, after PhilippiBas ii. 362, יִ֯ explanation as dissimilation from וֺ); — absolute נ׳ Genesis 8:21 +; suffix נִיחֹתִי Numbers 28:2, נִיחֹחֲכֶם Leviticus 26:31, נִיחוֺחֵיהֶם Ezekiel 20:28; — a soothing, tranquillizing, only in phrase רֵיח נ׳ = soothing, tranquillizing odour of sacrifices acceptable to י׳ Genesis 8:21 (J), Exodus 29:18, 25, 41; Leviticus 1:9, 13, 17 + 32 times P. Ezekiel 20:41; of sacrifice to idols Ezekiel 6:13; Ezekiel 16:19; Ezekiel 20:28.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5208.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:21; 8:21

Exodus

29:18; 29:25; 29:41

Leviticus

1:9; 1:9; 1:13; 1:17; 26:31

Numbers

28:2

Job

36:16

Ezekiel

6:13; 16:19; 20:28; 20:28; 20:41

H5207

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Strong's Number H5207 matches the Hebrew נִיחֹחַ (nîḥōaḥ),
which occurs 43 times in 43 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:21 - And Yahweh smelled the [fn]soothing H5207 aroma; and Yahweh said [fn]to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the [fn]intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:18 - “You shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to Yahweh: it is a soothing H5207 aroma, an offering by fire to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:25 - “You shall take them from their hands and offer them up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering for a soothing H5207 aroma before Yahweh; it is an offering by fire to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:41 - “The second lamb you shall offer [fn]at twilight, and you shall offer with it [fn]the same grain offering and [fn]the same drink offering as in the morning, for a soothing H5207 aroma, an offering by fire to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:9 - ‘Its entrails, however, and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer up in smoke all of it on the altar for a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 - ‘The entrails, however, and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall bring all of it near and offer it up in smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - ‘Then he shall tear it by its wings, but he shall not separate it. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:2 - ‘He shall then bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and he shall take from it his handful of its fine flour and of its oil with all of its frankincense. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke as its memorial portion on the altar, an offering by fire of a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:9 - ‘The priest then shall raise up from the grain offering its memorial portion, and he shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as an offering by fire of a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:12 - ‘As an offering of first fruits you shall bring them near to Yahweh, but they shall not ascend for a soothing H5207 aroma on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:5 - ‘Then Aaron’s sons shall offer it up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire; it is an offering by fire of a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:16 - ‘And the priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire for a soothing H5207 aroma; all fat is Yahweh’s.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31 - ‘Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat was removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar for a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, [fn]and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:15 - ‘Then one of them shall raise up from it a handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, [fn]with its oil and all the frankincense that is on the grain offering, and he shall offer it up in smoke on the altar, a soothing H5207 aroma, as its memorial offering to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:21 - “It shall be prepared with oil on a griddle. When it is well stirred, you shall bring it. You shall bring near the grain offering in baked pieces as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:21 - And he washed the entrails and the legs with water. Then Moses offered up the whole ram in smoke on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a soothing H5207 aroma; it was an offering by fire to Yahweh, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:28 - Then Moses took them from their hands and offered them up in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a soothing H5207 aroma; it was an offering by fire to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:6 - “And the priest shall splash the blood on the altar of Yahweh at the doorway of the tent of meeting and offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:13 - ‘Its grain offering shall then be two-tenths of an [fn]ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire to Yahweh for a soothing H5207 aroma, with its drink offering, a fourth of a [fn]hin of wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:18 - ‘Along with the bread you shall bring near seven one year old male lambs without blemish and a bull from the herd and two rams; they shall be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering by fire of a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:31 - ‘And I will give your cities over as a waste and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your soothing H5207 aromas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:3 - then make an offering by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering or a sacrifice to [fn]fulfill a special vow, or as a freewill offering or in your appointed times, to make a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh, from the herd or from the flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:7 - and for the drink offering you shall bring near one-third of a hin of wine as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:10 - and you shall bring near as the drink offering one-half a hin of wine as an offering by fire, as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:13 - ‘All who are native shall do these things in this manner, in bringing near an offering by fire, as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:14 - ‘And if a sojourner sojourns with you, or one who may be among you throughout your generations, and he [fn]offers an offering by fire as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh, just as you do so he shall do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:24 - then it will be, if it is done unintentionally, hidden from the sight of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one bull from the herd for a burnt offering as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh, with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the legal judgment, and one male goat for a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17 - “But the firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall splash their blood on the altar and shall offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:2 - “Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall [fn]be careful to bring near My offering, My food for My offerings by fire, of a soothing H5207 aroma to Me, at their appointed time.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:6 - ‘It is a continual burnt offering which was ordained in Mount Sinai as a soothing H5207 aroma, an offering by fire to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:8 - ‘And the other lamb you shall offer [fn]at twilight; as the grain offering of the morning and as its drink offering, you shall offer it, an offering by fire, a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:13 - and a tenth of an [fn]ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering for each lamb, for a burnt offering of a soothing H5207 aroma, an offering by fire to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:24 - ‘After this manner you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of the offering by fire, of a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh; it shall be offered with its drink offering in addition to the continual burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:27 - ‘And you shall bring near a burnt offering for a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh: two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs one year old;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:2 - ‘And you shall offer a burnt offering as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh: one bull from the herd, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old without blemish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:6 - besides the burnt offering of the new moon and its grain offering, and the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings, according to their legal judgment, for a soothing H5207 aroma, an offering by fire to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:8 - ‘And you shall bring near a burnt offering to Yahweh as a soothing H5207 aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs one year old, having them without blemish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:13 - ‘And you shall bring near a burnt offering, an offering by fire as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh: thirteen bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old, which are without blemish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:36 - ‘But you shall bring near a burnt offering, an offering by fire, as a soothing H5207 aroma to Yahweh: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs one year old without blemish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:13 - “Then you will know that I am Yahweh when their slain are among their idols all around their altars, on every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak—the places where they [fn]offered a soothing H5207 aroma to all their idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:19 - “Also My bread which I gave you, fine flour, oil, and honey with which I had you eat, you gave before them for a soothing H5207 aroma; so it happened,” declares Lord Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:28 - “Indeed, I brought them into the land which I swore to give to them, and they saw every high hill and every leafy tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they gave the provocation of their offering. There also they made their soothing H5207 aroma, and there they poured out their drink offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:41 - “[fn]As a soothing H5207 aroma I will accept you when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered; and I will prove Myself holy among you in the sight of the nations.
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