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Lexicon :: Strong's H4998 - nā'â

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נָאָה
Transliteration
nā'â
Pronunciation
naw-aw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1271

Strong’s Definitions

נָאָה nâʼâh, naw-aw'; a primitive root; properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful:—be beautiful, become, be comely.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H4998 in the following manner: becometh (1x), comely (1x), beautiful (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H4998 in the following manner: becometh (1x), comely (1x), beautiful (1x).

  1. to be comely, be beautiful, be befitting

    1. (Pilpel)

      1. to be comely

      2. to be befitting

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָאָה nâʼâh, naw-aw'; a primitive root; properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful:—be beautiful, become, be comely.
STRONGS H4998: Abbreviations
† [נָאָה] verb only Pi`lel be comely, befitting (Thes Ol§ 251 a, 187 a Sta§ 416 b Ges§ 2. R. 4 SS BaePsalm 33:1 > AE Ki HartmPlurilit.-bildungen (1875) 13 ff. NöZMG xxx. 1876, 185 Now HupPsalm 31:1. Psalm 93:5 Buhl Niph. √ I. אוה desire, i.e. desirable, beautiful; Late Hebrew נאה Pi. Hithp.; Targum נוֺאִי beauty); —
Pi`lel Perfect נַאֲוָה Psalm 93:5 (so van d. H Ginsb; Masora Baer Deon the passage נָֽאֲוָה = נָאוָה see נָאוֶה adjective, but see Sta§ 155. b. n); נָאווּ Isaiah 52:7; Songs 1:10 (on form compare Gesl.c.); —
1. be comely; of feet of messenger, (figurative) Isaiah 52:7; of cheeks Songs 1:10.
2. be befitting: קֹֿדֶשׁ לְבֵיתְךָ נ׳ Psalm 93:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

31:1; 33:1; 93:5; 93:5; 93:5

Song of Songs

1:10; 1:10

Isaiah

52:7; 52:7

H4998

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Strong's Number H4998 matches the Hebrew נָאָה (nā'â),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 93:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:5 - Thy decrees are very sure; holiness befits thy house, O LORD, for evermore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:10 - Your cheeks are comely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:7 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, who publishes peace, who brings good tidings of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
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