how to say “to rest” in Hebrew
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Noah (the one with the ark) is named for his parents’ hope that this child would bring solace to a burdened world. His name in Hebrew is נֹחַ , which the Biblical verse connects to the word לְנַחֵם – to console.
, which the Biblical verse connects to the word לְנַחֵם – to console.
Another Hebrew word that seems to be connected to the name נח is to rest – לָנוּחַ . After some etymological research, it seems that נח is about consolation rather than rest, but it’s not a big stretch to connect the concepts of consolation and rest, and it’s a good opportunity for me to introduce this important Hebrew verb.
. After some etymological research, it seems that נח is about consolation rather than rest, but it’s not a big stretch to connect the concepts of consolation and rest, and it’s a good opportunity for me to introduce this important Hebrew verb.A couple of examples:
טוֹב לָנוּחַ אַחֲרֵי יוֹם עֲבוֹדָה קָשֶׁה.
It’s good to rest after a hard workday.
and
נַחְתִּי בְּשַׁבָּת.
I rested on Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath).
Rest in general is מְנוּחָה . For example:
. For example:הָאָדָם צָרִיךְ גַּם פְּעֻלָּה וְגַם מְנוּחָה.
A person needs both action and rest.
לנוח is a “hollow verb” – a Hebrew verb whose middle root letter is a ו (w), which tends to disappear in certain conjugations. To view all the possible conjugations of לנוח, visit our simple hollow verb page.
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