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נְיָח‏ v.n. quiet

resting, comfort, quiet ParthianMidAr, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man. TgO Lev23:32 : מֵרַמשָא עַד רַמשָא תְנוּחוּן נִיָחְכוֹן‏ you should rest your resting from the evening to the (next) evening. TN Gen2:3 : שבה וניח קדמוהי מן כל עיבידתיה‏ a sabbath and rest for Him from all His work. resting place, comfortable place Palmyrene, Nabatean, PTA, Syr, LJLA. TN Gen8:9 . PJ Gen8:9 : ולא השכחת יונתא נייחא לפרסת ריגלא‏ . bnyḥ, bnyḥˀ : comfortably, calmly Qumran, JLAtg, Syr. 11QtgJob 35.6=40:27 : הימלל עמך בניח‏ would he speak with you calmly. TgO Gen33:14 : וַאֲנָא אֲדַבַר בִניָח‏ while I shall proceed comfortably.

peacefulness JLAtg, JBA. TgJ Is23:12 : אַף תַמָן לָא יְהֵי לְכוֹן נְיָח‏ nor will you have any peace there. w. ל‏-: to be satisfactory to someone : see s.v. nyḥ adv. JBA, LJLA.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 349a; DJBA: 750; Jastrow: 904; Levy Ch-W: 2:107; Tal Sam: 509a; DNWSI: 729; Cook,Qumran: 156;

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