nu.ach describes receiving relief, ceasing from activity, or settling upon a person or place.

The most evident use concerns relief or security given from enemies or conflict; it also marks ceasing from work or activity and settling upon a location, person, or object. A smaller set of clauses uses the term for a settled or quiet condition.

1. Providing relief from enemies or conflict · dominant

   Hiphil forms occur in clauses where the LORD gives security to people facing enemies or war. In 2 Samuel 7:1 the APB renders the clause that the LORD gave the king relief from enemies on every side, while 1 Chronicles 22:9 connects such relief with peace and quietness in Solomon's days.

   2 Samuel 7:12 Samuel 7:11Deuteronomy 3:20Joshua 1:151 Chronicles 22:92 Chronicles 20:30
2. Ceasing activity or remaining at ease · common

   Qal forms describe people or servants stopping from ordinary activity. In Exodus 23:12 the APB renders a seventh-day cessation for workers and animals, and Esther 9:22 describes the Jews after their enemies as having ceased from conflict; Job 3:13 places the action alongside lying down, quietness, and sleep.

   Exodus 23:12Deuteronomy 5:14Esther 9:22Job 3:13Daniel 12:13Isaiah 57:2
3. Settling upon a place, person, or object · occasional

   Qal forms can identify something coming to rest at a particular location or upon a recipient. In Genesis 8:4 the APB renders the ark as coming to rest on the mountains; in Joshua 3:13 it describes the priests' feet in the Jordan, and in Isaiah 11:2 it describes the spirit of the LORD upon him.

   Genesis 8:4Joshua 3:13Exodus 10:142 Kings 2:15Isaiah 11:2Isaiah 25:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “rest,” especially in clauses about relief from enemies and cessation from work. In location-focused clauses it also uses wording such as “settled” or “came to rest”; These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.