The noun manoach denotes both the condition of rest and the place where rest is found — a semantic duality familiar from the closely related menuchah but occurring only six times. In its abstract sense, it names the settled security that comes from ceasing to wander or suffer: Naomi seeks 'rest' for Ruth through marriage (Ruth 3:1), the psalmist tells his soul to 'return to your rest' (Ps 116:7), and 1 Chronicles 6:31 speaks of the ark's coming to rest. In its concrete sense, it names a physical location: the dove from Noah's ark found no 'resting place' for the sole of her foot (Gen 8:9), and the covenant curses threaten that Israel's foot will find no 'resting place' in exile (Deut 28:65). Spanish reposo and French repos handle both senses, while German distinguishes Ruhe (abstract peace) from Ruhestatte (resting place), revealing the semantic boundary that Hebrew leaves implicit. Isaiah 34:14 uses the word for the place where desert creatures settle, completing the picture of a term equally at home in domestic tranquility and wilderness desolation.