נחת
Aramaic
Hebrew
Etymology 1
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נ־ח־ת |
Noun
נָחֵת • (nakhét) m (plural indefinite נְחֵתִים, singular construct נְחֵת־, plural construct נְחֵתֵי־)
Noun
נֶחָת • (nekhát) m (plural indefinite נֶחָתִים, singular construct נַחַת־, plural construct נֶחָתֵי־)
Noun
נַחַת • (nákhat) f (no plural forms, singular construct נַחַת־)
- Relaxation, rest; comfort, peace.
- Ecclesiastes 6:5
- גַּם־שֶׁמֶשׁ לֹא־רָאָה וְלֹא יָדָע נַחַת לָזֶה מִזֶּה׃
- gám-shémesh ló-ra'á v'ló yadá nákhat lazé mizé.
- Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known [any thing]: this hath more rest than the other.
- Ecclesiastes 6:5
Descendants
- Yiddish: נחת (nakhes)
References
- “נחת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 845.
Yiddish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaχəs/
Noun
נחת • (nakhes) m or n
(uncountable)
- pleasure, satisfaction (especially the pleasure that a parent derives from a child)
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