נָעִיםnâʻîym
נָעִים: pleasant, delightful, (poetry)
Pronunciation: naw-eem' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5273
Meanings
1. delightful (2 Samuel 1:23; Proverbs 24:4; Proverbs 23:8)
2. lovely, beautiful (Song of Solomon 1:16; Psalms 81:3; 2 Samuel 23:1)
נָעִים: perhaps singing, sweetly sounding, musical (Psalms 81:3; 2 Samuel 23:1; 2 Samuel 8:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 1:23 How beloved and gracious were Saul and Jonathan! They were together in life and in death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
- 2 Samuel 23:1 These are the last words of David: “David, the son of Jesse, speaks— David, the man who was raised up so high, David, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, David, the sweet psalmist of Israel.
- Job 36:11 “If they listen and obey God, they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant.
- Psalms 16:6 The land you have given me is a pleasant land. What a wonderful inheritance!
- Psalms 16:11 You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
- Psalms 81:2 Sing! Beat the tambourine. Play the sweet lyre and the harp.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).