נַעֲמָןNaʻămân
Naaman, the name of an Israelite and of a Damascene
Pronunciation: nah-am-awn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5283
Meanings
1. son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:40; 1 Chronicles 8:4)
2. Aramaean general (2 Kings 5:1; 2 Kings 5:2; 2 Kings 5:6)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 46:21 Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
- Numbers 26:40 These were the subclans descended from the Belaites: The Ardites, named after their ancestor Ard. The Naamites, named after their ancestor Naaman.
- 2 Kings 5:1 The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the Lord had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy.
- 2 Kings 5:2 At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman’s wife as a maid.
- 2 Kings 5:6 The letter to the king of Israel said: “With this letter I present my servant Naaman. I want you to heal him of his leprosy.”
- 2 Kings 5:9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and waited at the door of Elisha’s house.
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).