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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 the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:18 - then burn the entire animal on the altar. This is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:25 - Afterward take the various breads from their hands, and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering. It is a pleasing aroma to the LORD, a special gift for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:41 - Offer the other lamb in the evening, along with the same offerings of flour and wine as in the morning. It will be a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:9 - But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 - But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:2 - and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:9 - The priest will take a representative portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:12 - You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:5 - and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:16 - and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31 - Then he must remove all the goat’s fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:15 - The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:21 - It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice[fn] this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:21 - After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:28 - Moses then took all the offerings back from them and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. This was the ordination offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:6 - Then the priest will be able to splatter the blood against the LORD’s altar at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and he will burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:13 - With it you must present a grain offering consisting of four quarts[fn] of choice flour moistened with olive oil. It will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. You must also offer one quart[fn] of wine as a liquid offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:18 - Along with the bread, present seven one-year-old male lambs with no defects, one young bull, and two rams as burnt offerings to the LORD. These burnt offerings, together with the grain offerings and liquid offerings, will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:31 - I will make your cities desolate and destroy your places of pagan worship. I will take no pleasure in your offerings that should be a pleasing aroma to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:3 - you will offer special gifts as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. These gifts may take the form of a burnt offering, a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, a voluntary offering, or an offering at any of your annual festivals, and they may be taken from your herds of cattle or your flocks of sheep and goats.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:7 - and give a third of a gallon of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:10 - and give two quarts of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:13 - All of you native-born Israelites must follow these instructions when you offer a special gift as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:14 - And if any foreigners visit you or live among you and want to present a special gift as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, they must follow these same procedures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:24 - If the mistake was made unintentionally, and the community was unaware of it, the whole community must present a young bull for a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It must be offered along with its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering and with one male goat for a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17 - “However, you may not redeem the firstborn of cattle, sheep, or goats. They are holy and have been set apart for the LORD. Sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:2 - “Give these instructions to the people of Israel: The offerings you present as special gifts are a pleasing aroma to me; they are my food. See to it that they are brought at the appointed times and offered according to my instructions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:6 - This is the regular burnt offering instituted at Mount Sinai as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:8 - Offer the second lamb in the evening with the same grain offering and liquid offering. It, too, is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:13 - and two quarts with each lamb. This burnt offering will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:24 - On each of the seven days of the festival, this is how you must prepare the food offering that is presented as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. These will be offered in addition to the regular burnt offerings and liquid offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:27 - Present a special burnt offering on that day as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:2 - On that day you must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:6 - These special sacrifices are in addition to your regular monthly and daily burnt offerings, and they must be given with their prescribed grain offerings and liquid offerings. These offerings are given as a special gift to the LORD, a pleasing aroma to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:8 - You must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:13 - On the first day of the festival, you must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:36 - You must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:13 - They will know that I am the LORD when their dead lie scattered among their idols and altars on every hill and mountain and under every green tree and every great shade tree—the places where they offered sacrifices to their idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:19 - Imagine it! You set before them as a sacrifice the choice flour, olive oil, and honey I had given you, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:28 - for when I brought them into the land I had promised them, they offered sacrifices on every high hill and under every green tree they saw! They roused my fury as they offered up sacrifices to their gods. They brought their perfumes and incense and poured out their liquid offerings to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:41 - When I bring you home from exile, you will be like a pleasing sacrifice to me. And I will display my holiness through you as all the nations watch.
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