נחת

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Aramaic

Verb

נחת • (transliteration needed)

  1. to descend

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ח־ת (n-kh-t)

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 state 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 state 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 (n-w-kh)

Noun

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

  1. Relaxation, rest; comfort, peace.
    • Tanach, 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 : this hath more rest than the other.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: נחת (nakhes)

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Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נחת (nákhat). The development of the first vowel is irregular, perhaps borrowed at a later date than most of the Hebrew component in Yiddish.

Pronunciation

Noun

נחת • (nakhes) m or n (uncountable)

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