Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Dutch (Modern, Rare) Scripts תנוח(Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. ya-no-a [key] Meaning & History From jano'hah meaning "rest" or ja-no'-a (yanoach) meaning "resting place". It is mentioned in the Bible as a town north-east of Ephraim in the Jordan valley, sometimes identified with the present day city Yanun in Palestine.