ניחותא

נִיחוּתָאf. (נוּחַ) 1) mildness, gentleness. Targ. Job 31:18 (v. תּוּנַחְתָּא).Taan.4a, v. אֲלַף II. Arakh.17a לעניין תוקפאוכ׳ as regards ruling with rigor or with leniency. B. Bath.25b דאתיא מיטרא בנ׳ when the rain comes down gently, opp. בשפיכותא. Sabb.34a, a. e. צריך למימרינהו בנ׳ he must say them in a gentle way; a. e. 2) submission, humility. Gitt.36b, v. עוּלְבַּן. 3) ease of mind, satisfaction. Snh.30b; Pes.32b מאי נ׳ why this ease of mind (why does he say, Let thy mind be set at rest as thou didst mine)?