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Lexicon :: Strong's H5116 - nāvê

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נָוֶה
Transliteration
nāvê
Pronunciation
naw-veh'
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1322a,1322b,1

Strong’s Definitions

נָוֶה nâveh, naw-veh'; or (feminine) נָוָה nâvâh; from H5115; (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den):—comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H5116 in the following manner: habitation (22x), fold (4x), dwelling (3x), sheepcote (2x), comely (1x), stable (1x), dwelling place (1x), pleasant place (1x), tarried (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H5116 in the following manner: habitation (22x), fold (4x), dwelling (3x), sheepcote (2x), comely (1x), stable (1x), dwelling place (1x), pleasant place (1x), tarried (1x).
masculine noun

  1. abode, habitation, abode of shepherds or flocks, pasture

    1. abode (of sheep)

    2. abode (of shepherds)

    3. meadow

    4. habitation

      adjective

  2. dwelling, abiding

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָוֶה nâveh, naw-veh'; or (feminine) נָוָה nâvâh; from H5115; (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den):—comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.
STRONGS H5116: Abbreviations
† I. נָוֶה noun masculineIsaiah 27:10 abode of shepherd, or flocks, in poetry habitation; — absolute Isaiah 27:10 +; construct נְוֵה Exodus 15:13 +; נְוַת Job 8:6 (as if from נָוָה; or read נְוֵה ?); suffix נָֽוְךָ Job 5:24, נָוֵ֫הוּ 2 Samuel 15:25 +, נְוֵהֶם Jeremiah 49:20; Ezekiel 34:14 (compare Sta§ 351 c.), נְוֵהֶן Jeremiah 23:3 (so Baer Ginsb; נְוֵיהֶן van d. H., plural according to Köii, 1, p. 77); —
1.
a. abode, of sheep 2 Samuel 7:8 (|| מֵאַחַר הַצּאֹן) = 1 Chronicles 17:1; Isaiah 65:10 (|| רָבַץ); of people under figure of sheep Jeremiah 23:3; Jeremiah 49:20 = Jeremiah 50:45, 19; Ezekiel 34:14 (twice in verse) (|| רָבַץ, מִרְעֶה); of camels Ezekiel 25:5 (|| מִרְבַּץ צאֹן).
b. abode of shepherds Jeremiah 33:12 (+ מַרְבִּיצִים צאֹן).
c. = meadow, in figure of Ephraim planted (שָׁתוּל) as tree Hosea 9:13.
2. habitation, usually of country, or of domains in the country (chiefly in poetry), Job 5:3; Job 8:6 (נְוַת צִדְקֶ֑ךָ, see above), Proverbs 21:20; || אֹהֶל Job 5:24; Job 18:15; || בַּיִת Proverbs 3:33; || רֵבֶץ Proverbs 24:15; of י׳ in Canaan 2 Samuel 15:25; of Canaan as place of י׳'s sanctuary, קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ נ׳ Exodus 15:13; figurative of י׳ himself, צֶדֶק נ׳ Jeremiah 50:7; habitation of nation Jeremiah 10:25; Jeremiah 25:30; Isaiah 32:18 (שָׁלוֺם נ׳), Psalm 79:7; = city Isaiah 27:10, especially Jerusalem Isaiah 33:20 (שַׁאֲנָן נ׳, || אֹהֶל); אֵיתָן נ׳ Jeremiah 49:19 (figurative of Edom) = Jeremiah 50:44 (of Babylonian); of land of Israel, צֶדֶק נ׳ Jeremiah 31:23 (|| הַר הַקֹּדֶשׁ). Twice of habitation of jackals Isaiah 34:13; Isaiah 35:7 (both || חָצִיר).

† II. [נָוֶה] adjective dwelling, abiding; — only (si vera lectio) נְוַת בַּיִת Psalm 68:13 she that is abiding at home. — נָוָה Jeremiah 6:2 see נָאוֶה below [נָאָה].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:13; 15:13

2 Samuel

7:8; 15:25; 15:25

1 Chronicles

17:1

Job

5:3; 5:24; 5:24; 8:6; 8:6; 18:15

Psalms

68:13; 79:7

Proverbs

3:33; 21:20; 24:15

Isaiah

27:10; 27:10; 27:10; 32:18; 33:20; 34:13; 35:7; 65:10

Jeremiah

6:2; 10:25; 23:3; 23:3; 25:30; 31:23; 33:12; 49:19; 49:20; 49:20; 50:7; 50:19; 50:44; 50:45

Ezekiel

25:5; 34:14; 34:14

Hosea

9:13

H5116

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5116 matches the Hebrew נָוֶה (nāvê),
which occurs 35 times in 34 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:13 - “You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed;
you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:8 - Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince[fn] over my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:25 - Then the king said to Zadok, “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me back and let me see both it and his dwelling place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:7 - Now, therefore, thus shall you say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3 - I have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:24 - You shall know that your tent is at peace,
and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:6 - if you are pure and upright,
surely then he will rouse himself for you
and restore your rightful habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:15 - In his tent dwells that which is none of his;
sulfur is scattered over his habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:12 - “The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”
The women at home divide the spoil—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:7 - For they have devoured Jacob
and laid waste his habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:33 - The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20 - Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling,
but a foolish man devours it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:15 - Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:10 - For the fortified city is solitary,
a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness;
there the calf grazes;
there it lies down and strips its branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:18 - My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20 - Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts!
Your eyes will see Jerusalem,
an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent,
whose stakes will never be plucked up,
nor will any of its cords be broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:13 - Thorns shall grow over its strongholds,
nettles and thistles in its fortresses.
It shall be the haunt of jackals,
an abode for ostriches.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:7 - the burning sand shall become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down,
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:10 - Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks,
and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,
for my people who have sought me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:25 - Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not,
and on the peoples that call not on your name,
for they have devoured Jacob;
they have devoured him and consumed him,
and have laid waste his habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:3 - Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:30 - “You, therefore, shall prophesy against them all these words, and say to them:
“‘The LORD will roar from on high,
and from his holy habitation utter his voice;
he will roar mightily against his fold,
and shout, like those who tread grapes,
against all the inhabitants of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:23 - Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I restore their fortunes:
“‘The LORD bless you, O habitation of righteousness,
O holy hill!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:12 - “Thus says the LORD of hosts: In this place that is waste, without man or beast, and in all of its cities, there shall again be habitations of shepherds resting their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him[fn] run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:20 - Therefore hear the plan that the LORD has made against Edom and the purposes that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away. Surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:7 - All who found them have devoured them, and their enemies have said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their habitation of righteousness, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:19 - I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and in Bashan, and his desire shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - “Behold, like a lion coming up from the thicket of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make them run away from her, and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:45 - Therefore hear the plan that the LORD has made against Babylon, and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:5 - I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon[fn] a fold for flocks. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:14 - I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:13 - Ephraim, as I have seen, was like a young palm[fn] planted in a meadow;
but Ephraim must lead his children out to slaughter.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:6 - And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures,
with meadows[fn] for shepherds
and folds for flocks.
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