נָעֵםnâʻêm
be pleasant, delightful, lovely
Pronunciation: naw-ame' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5276
Meanings
Qal: id., how lovely art thou! (Genesis 49:15; 2 Samuel 1:26; Ezekiel 32:19)
Same root
- אֶלְנַעַםʼElnaʻam · H493Elnaam, an Israelite
- מַנְעַםmanʻam · H4516a delicacy
- נָעִיםnâʻîym · H5273delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)
- נַעַםNaʻam · H5277Naam, an Israelite
- נֹעַםnôʻam · H5278agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace
- נַעֲמָןnaʻămân · H5282pleasantness (plural as concrete)
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 49:15 When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor.
- 2 Samuel 1:26 How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan! Oh, how much I loved you! And your love for me was deep, deeper than the love of women!
- Psalms 141:6 When their leaders are thrown down from a cliff, the wicked will listen to my words and find them true.
- Proverbs 2:10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.
- Proverbs 9:17 “Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
- Proverbs 24:25 But it will go well for those who convict the guilty; rich blessings will be showered on them.
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).