נחת

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Aramaic

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Verb

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נחת (transliteration needed)

  1. to descend

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
נ־ח־ת (n-kh-t)

Noun

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נָחֵת (nakhétm (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

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נֶחָת (nekhátm (plural indefinite נֶחָתִים, singular construct נַחַת־, plural construct נֶחָתֵי־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

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

Verb

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נָחַת (nakhát) (pa'al construction)

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

Etymology 2

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Root
נ־ו־ח (n-w-kh)

Noun

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נַחַת (nákhatf (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 [any thing]: this hath more rest than the other.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Yiddish: נחת (nakhes)

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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נחת (nakhesm or n (uncountable)

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