נׇעֳמִיNoʻŏmîy
proper name, feminine: mother-in-law of Ruth (Ruth 1:2; Ruth 1:3; Ruth 1:8)
Pronunciation: no-om-ee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5281
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Ruth 1:2 The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. And when they reached Moab, they settled there.
- Ruth 1:3 Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons.
- Ruth 1:8 But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back to your mothers’ homes. And may the Lord reward you for your kindness to your husbands and to me.
- Ruth 1:11 But Naomi replied, “Why should you go on with me? Can I still give birth to other sons who could grow up to be your husbands?
- Ruth 1:19 So the two of them continued on their journey. When they came to Bethlehem, the entire town was excited by their arrival. “Is it really Naomi?” the women asked.
- Ruth 1:20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.
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).