Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #5208 - נִיחוֹחַ nichoach (soothing)

Original Word:	נִיחוֹחַ
Transliteration:	nichoach
Definition:	soothing, tranquilizing
Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:	(nee-kho'-akh)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

sweet odor, savor

(Aramaic) or (shorter) niychoach (Aramaic) {nee-kho'-akh}; corresponding to nichowach; pleasure -- sweet odour (savour).

see HEBREW nichowach

Englishman's Concordance

1) soothing, tranquillising
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: corresponding to H5207
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2862

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[נִרחוֺךְַ] noun [masculine]soothing, tranquillizing (probably Hebraism, see Biblical Hebrew id., √ נוּחַ (√ also ᵑ7 Syriac)); — plural נִיח(וֺ)חִיןEzra 6:10; Daniel 2:46 i.e. soothing offerings.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5208. נִיחוֹחִין (nichoach or nichoach) — 2 Occurrences

Ezra 6:10
HEB:לֶהֱוֹ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛ין נִיחוֹחִ֖ין לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א
NAS: that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God
KJV: That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God
INT: they may offer acceptable to the God of heaven

Daniel 2:46
HEB:סְגִ֑ד וּמִנְחָה֙ וְנִ֣יחֹחִ֔ין אֲמַ֖ר לְנַסָּ֥כָה
NAS: to him an offering and fragrant incense.
KJV: an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
INT: and did an offering and fragrant and gave to present

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