נֹעַםnôʻam
delightfulness, pleasantness
Pronunciation: no'-am · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5278
Meanings
1. delightfulness, of ׳ ׃י (Psalms 27:4; Psalms 90:17)
2. name of one of two symbolic staves (Zechariah 11:7; Zechariah 11:10)
3. pleasantness, as defining genitive (Proverbs 3:17; Proverbs 15:26; Proverbs 16:24)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Psalms 27:4 The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.
- Psalms 90:17 And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!
- Proverbs 3:17 She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.
- Proverbs 15:26 The Lord detests evil plans, but he delights in pure words.
- Proverbs 16:24 Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
- Zechariah 11:7 So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter—the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd’s staffs and named one Favor and the other Union.
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).