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Lexicon :: Strong's H5115 - nāvâ

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נָוָה
Transliteration
nāvâ
Pronunciation
naw-vaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1321,1322

Strong’s Definitions

נָוָה nâvâh, naw-vaw'; a primitive root; (compare H5116) to rest (as at home); causatively (through the implied idea of beauty), to celebrate (with praises):—keep at home, prepare an habitation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H5115 in the following manner: keep at home (1x), prepare an habitation (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H5115 in the following manner: keep at home (1x), prepare an habitation (1x).

  1. to beautify

    1. (Hiphil) to beautify, adorn

  2. to dwell

    1. (Qal) to dwell, abide, keep at home

  3. (Hophal) rest

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָוָה nâvâh, naw-vaw'; a primitive root; (compare H5116) to rest (as at home); causatively (through the implied idea of beauty), to celebrate (with praises):—keep at home, prepare an habitation.
STRONGS H5115: Abbreviations
† I. [נָוָה] verb only
Hiph. (si vera lectio) literally beautify (then connected with נאה be comely, so Buhl SS; compare Late Hebrew נוה Niph. shew oneself beautiful, Nithp. adorn oneself, נָוֶה adjective beautiful, LevyNHWB); — Imperfect 1st person singular suffix אַנְוֵהוּ Exodus 15:2 I will beautify, adorn him (with praises; object י׳; || רומם; Greek Version of the LXX δυξάσω, Targum glorificabo). — adjective נָוָה Jeremiah 6:2, see נָאוֶה below [נָאָה].

† II. [נָוָה] verb denominative dwell, abide (si vera lectio); — only
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular לֹא יִנְוֶה Habakkuk 2:5 he shall not abide, so Ke; Hi rest (compare Da); We proposes יִרְוֶה be satiated, compare Syriac Version; Krochm יָנוּחַ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:2

Jeremiah

6:2

Habakkuk

2:5

H5115

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5115 matches the Hebrew נָוָה (nāvâ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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and swallowed many peoples.
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