And the Lord (Jehovah) smelled—as is done by drawing the air in and out through the nostrils; from the root ruach, to breathe; high; to smell—a sweet savor. Reach hannichoach literally, an odor of satisfaction, acquiescence, or rest; from nuach, to rest, with an allusion to Noah's name (vide Genesis 5:29); ὀ σμη Ì ν εὐ ωδιì ας (LXX.
); (cf. Le Genesis 2:12; Genesis 26:31; Numbers 15:3; Ezekiel 6:13).