Lexicon
יָנַח
ya.nach
H3240
H:V Hebrew

to rest

75
Occurrences
22
Books
Hebrew
Language

ya.nach most often means to put or leave something in a place, and can also mean to leave alone or settle someone in a land.

The attested use most often concerns placing or setting persons, objects, or garments at a specified location. Other clauses show leaving something behind or undisturbed, telling others to refrain from interference, and establishing people in their land.

Senses in use

  1. Put or set down in a place · dominant

    The term commonly marks an act of placing something at a stated location. In Joshua 4:3 the plural form occurs in the command to carry twelve stones to the lodging place and set them down there; in Deuteronomy 26:4 the APB renders the priest's action of setting the basket before the altar, and in Exodus 16:33 it renders placing the manna before the LORD.

  2. Leave behind or keep at a location · common

    Several clauses concern leaving a person or item where it is rather than moving it elsewhere. In Genesis 39:16 the APB renders the woman's keeping the garment beside her; in 1 Kings 19:3 it renders leaving the servant at Beer-sheba, and in 2 Samuel 20:3 it describes concubines whom David had left to keep the house.

  3. Leave alone; permit noninterference · occasional

    Imperative and infinitive contexts can call for noninterference rather than physical placement. In 2 Samuel 16:11 the APB renders David's instruction, "let the Benjaminite alone," while Hosea 4:17 similarly has "leave him alone"; Esther 3:8 presents the king's tolerating a people as the issue.

  4. Settle or let remain in land · occasional

    In land-related clauses, the action concerns establishing or allowing people to remain in a place. Isaiah 14:1 says that Israel will be set at rest in its own land; Jeremiah 27:11 says a serving nation will remain on its own land, and Ezekiel 37:14 speaks of being rested upon the land.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB variously uses "set them down," "place," "laid," "left," "leave him alone," and "set them at rest." These renderings reflect the surrounding clauses rather than a fixed English equivalent.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture