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נחת

נחת

Aramaic

Verb

נחת (transliteration needed)

  1. to descend

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ח־ת

Noun

נָחֵת (nakhét) m (plural indefinite נְחֵתִים, singular construct נְחֵת־, plural construct נְחֵתֵי־)

  1. (music) A flat, a flat sign.
  2. (נְחֵת־, n'khét-) Singular construct form of נָחֵת.

Noun

נֶחָת (nekhát) m (plural indefinite נֶחָתִים, singular construct נַחַת־, plural construct נֶחָתֵי־)

  1. A marine, such as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
  2. (נַחַת־, nakhát) Singular construct form of נֶחָת.

Verb

נָחַת (nakhát) (pa'al construction)

  1. (of an aircraft, or its passengers or cargo) To land.

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ו־ח

Noun

נַחַת (nákhat) f (no plural forms, singular construct נַחַת־)

  1. 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.

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 965-17-0084-X, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), ISBN 965-17-0096-3, page 845.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נחת (nákhat).

Noun

נחת (nakhes) m, n (no plural)

  1. pleasure, satisfaction (especially the pleasure that a parent derives from a child)
    שעפּן נחתshepn nakhes ― to derive pleasure