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Lexicon :: Strong's H5276 - nāʿēm

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נָעֵם
Transliteration
nāʿēm
Pronunciation
naw-ame'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1384

Strong’s Definitions

נָעֵם nâʻêm, naw-ame'; a primitive root; to be agreeable (literally or figuratively):—pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H5276 in the following manner: pleasant (5x), sweet (1x), beauty (1x), delight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H5276 in the following manner: pleasant (5x), sweet (1x), beauty (1x), delight (1x).

  1. (Qal) to be pleasant, be beautiful, be sweet, be delightful, be lovely

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָעֵם nâʻêm, naw-ame'; a primitive root; to be agreeable (literally or figuratively):—pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet.
STRONGS H5276: Abbreviations
† I. [נָעֵם] verb be pleasant, delightful, lovely (Phoenician נעם good Lzb324 (and many proper names); Arabic bdb065306 be plentiful, easy, pleasant; bdb065307 shew gracious favour toward, often in Qoran; Sabean נעם be lovely, agreeable, well Levy-OsZMG xix (1865), 178 CISiv. 19, 11; so Minaean HomSüdar. Chrest. 128; Old Aramaic in proper name Lzb222, 324 Cook82 (נעמתי my darling [or my songs, compare II. 'נ]); Targum נָעִים pleasant, lovely, נְעִימְתָּא loveliness; PräBas i. 46 f. compare Ethiopic bdb065308 be pleasant, = bdb065309); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נָעֵ֑מָה Genesis 49:15 (poem in J; of land); 2nd person masculine singular (of delightful friend) נָעַמְתָּ לִי מְאֹד 2 Samuel 1:26, also (of physical beauty) מִמִּי נָעָ֑מְתָּ Ezekiel 32:19; 2nd person feminine singular (id.) מַהנָּֿעַמְתְּ Cant 7:7 how lovely art thou ! (|| מַהיָּֿפִית); 3 plural, of pleasant words, נָעֵ֑מוּ Psalm 141:6; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular ׃יִנְעָ֑ם 'לְנַפְשְׁךָ יִנ Proverbs 2:10 (of knowledge); 'לֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנ Proverbs 9:17 (|| יִמְתָּ֑קוּ); 'יִנ Proverbs 24:25 is impersonal with ל, to them...shall be delight.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:15

2 Samuel

1:26

Psalms

141:6

Proverbs

2:10; 9:17; 24:25

Song of Songs

7:7

Ezekiel

32:19

H5276

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5276 matches the Hebrew נָעֵם (nāʿēm),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:15 - He saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to bear,
and became a servant at forced labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26 - I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
very pleasant have you been to me;
your love to me was extraordinary,
surpassing the love of women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:6 - When their judges are thrown over the cliff,[fn]
then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:10 - for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:17 - “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:25 - but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:6 - How beautiful and pleasant you are,
O loved one, with all your delights![fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:19 - ‘Whom do you surpass in beauty?
Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised.’
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