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nyḥ, nyḥˀ (nyāḥ, nyāḥā) v.n. quiet, comfort
1
resting, comfort, quiet
ParthMidAr, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man
(Hat)T5:c1↗ nyḥˀ dy šmš ˀlhˀ : the comfort of Shamash the god ; 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 ; AGnEx 25.11↗ ܢܝܚܐ ܕܗܘ݂ܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܫܒܝܥܝܐ‏ : the rest God had on the seventh day ; LawsCoun.20.15↗ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܢܝܚܐ ܕܗ݀ܘܐ ܒܚܠܝܡܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܛ݁ܒܐ܂ ܘܐܚܪܝܢ ܗܘ ܢܝܚܐ ܕܟܪܝܗܘܬܐ ܕܗ݀ܘܐ ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܒܝ݂ܫܐ‏ : for the comfort that comes from healthiness and in good spirits is one thing, the quiet of illness and poor spirits another ; P Ruth1:9↗ ܘܬܫܟܚܝܢ ܢܝܚܐ‏ ; BT San 45a(33)↗ בזיונא דאיניש עדיף ליה טפי מניחא דגופיה‏ : a person much prefers (avoidance of ) his shame to his bodily comfort
(1)
resting place, comfortable place
Palmyrene, Nabatean, PTA, Syr, LJLA
Jamarrin 1↗ nyḥˀ dy ˁbd dmtrys br [brdw] ; TN Gen8:9↗ text not cited ; P Gn8:9↗ ܢܝܚܐ ܠܦܣܬ ܪܓܠܗ‏ ; P Ruth3:1↗ ܐܒܥܐ ܠܟܝ ܢܝܚܐ‏ : I want a comfortable spot for you ; PJ Gen8:9↗ ולא השכחת יונתא נייחא לפרסת ריגלא‏
(2)
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 ; Chran 2:324:28↗ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܚܣܝܪ܂ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܚܐ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܥܝܣܐܝܬ‏ : twenty years more or less, some of them comfortably, some of them uncomfortably ; AphDem9.190:8↗ ܛܘܒܝܗ݀ ܠܢܦܫܗ܂ ܕܫܪܝܐ ܒܢܝܚܐ‏
2
peacefulness
JLAtg, JBA
TgJ Is23:12↗ אַף תַמָן לָא יְהֵי לְכוֹן נְיָח‏ : nor will you have any peace there ; JBABowl 18.1:7↗ רוגזא תחות ניחא‏ : anger instead of peacefulness
(1)
נייח נפשׁא : satisfaction, peace, ease
JBA
BT Git 68b(31)↗ מאן דקא עביד ל׳ ניח׳ נפש׳ ^זכי^ לעלמ׳ דאתי‏ : whoever makes things easy for him merits the World to Come ; BT BQ 105b(24)↗ על מנת דעבידנא לך נייח נפשא ְ‏ : on condition that I give you satisfaction
3
pleasure, recreation
Syr
P Gn8:21↗ ܪܝܚܐ ܕܢܝܚܐ‏ ; INW 22↗ ܒܦܓܪܐ ܪܚܡ ܢܝܚ̈ܐ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܫܪܝܐ܀‏ : The knowledge of God does not dwell in a body that loves pleasures.
(1)
one's pleasure, wish
Syr
LG 21:12(2)↗ ܕܸܒܚܝ ܕܼܝܠܝ ܡܸܟܼܝܠ܃ ܘܬܲܪܥܽܘܬܝ ܘܨܸܒܝܵܢܝ ܘܲܢܝܵܚܝ ܐܼܝܬܲܘܗ̄ܝ܃ ܢܼܝܚܵܐ ܘܡܲܟܼܝܟ ܪܽܘܚܵܐ‏ : for My sacrifice then and my desire and will and wish is quiet and humility of spirit ; Addai.9.18↗ ܘܒܝܕ ܕܟܦܘܪܝܐ݂ ܢܝܚܗ ܗ݂ܘ ܕܣܛܢܐ‏ : inasmuch as renunciation is Satan’s pleasure
(1)
w. ל-: to be satisfactory to someone : see s.v. nyḥ adv.
JBA, LJLA
(1)
ܗܘܝ ܠܗ ܒܗ ܢܝܚܐ : to like, be pleased with someone
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 188:7 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܒܝ ܢܝܚܐ ܠܐ ܫܬܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ‏ : since he likes me he is not drinking the water
(2)
God's pleasure: Grace
Syr
SevVit 81:8 ܢܝܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 914[419]DJPA: 349aDJBA: 750Jastrow: 904Drower/Macuch: 296a, 26bJ. Payne-Smith: 338Levy Ch-W: 2:107Tal Sam: 509aDNWSI: 729DCPA[Schulthess]: 263[120]Qumran: 156

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