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Lexicon :: Strong's H5000 - nā'vê

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נָאוֶה
Transliteration
nā'vê
Pronunciation
naw-veh'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1271a

Strong’s Definitions

נָאוֶה nâʼveh, naw-veh'; from H4998 or H5116; suitable, or beautiful:—becometh, comely, seemly.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H5000 in the following manner: comely (6x), seemly (2x), becometh (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H5000 in the following manner: comely (6x), seemly (2x), becometh (1x).
  1. comely, beautiful, seemly

    1. comely, beautiful

    2. seemly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָאוֶה nâʼveh, naw-veh'; from H4998 or H5116; suitable, or beautiful:—becometh, comely, seemly.
STRONGS H5000: Abbreviations
נָאוֶה adjective comely, seemly; — נ׳ masculine Songs 2:14 + 3 times; feminine נָאוָה Psalm 33:1 + 4 times, נָוָה Jeremiah 6:2; —
1. comely, beautiful, of woman Songs 1:5; Songs 6:4 (|| יָפָה) of face Songs 2:14 (מַרְאֶה) so נָוָה Jeremiah 6:2 (figurative of Jerusalem; || מְעֻנָּגָה); of mouth Songs 4:3 (|| שְׂפָתוֺת).
2. seemly, of praise תְּהִלָּה Psalm 33:1; Psalm 147:1; subject שְׂפַתיֶֿתֶר Proverbs 17:7 (compare Songs 4:3); תַּעֲנוּג Cant 19:10; כָּבוֺד Cant 26:1. So also Psalm 93:5 Masora (anomalous feminine) see [נאה] above
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

33:1; 33:1; 93:5; 147:1

Proverbs

17:7

Song of Songs

1:5; 2:14; 2:14; 4:3; 4:3; 6:4

Jeremiah

6:2; 6:2

H5000

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5000 matches the Hebrew נָאוֶה (nā'vê),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:1 - Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:1 - Praise the LORD!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant,[fn] and a song of praise is fitting.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 - Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a prince.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:10 - It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:1 - Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:5 - She
I am very dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
like the tents of Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:14 - O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
in the crannies of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:3 - Your lips are like a scarlet thread,
and your mouth is lovely.
Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:4 - He
You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love,
lovely as Jerusalem,
awesome as an army with banners.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:2 - The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy,
the daughter of Zion.[fn]
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