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It is often used to describe something that is pleasing to the senses or agreeable in nature. In the context of the Bible, it can refer to the pleasantness of speech, the beauty of music, or the delightfulness of God's presence.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of pleasantness was highly valued, often associated with the blessings of God. The Israelites saw beauty and delight as reflections of God's goodness and favor. The pleasantness of the land, the sweetness of speech, and the beauty of worship were all seen as gifts from God, enhancing communal and spiritual life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be pleasant, delightful, or lovely<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>delight (1), delightful (1), pleasant (5), surpass in beauty (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">נָעֵם</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be pleasant, delightful, lovely</b></font> (Phoenician <font class="hebrew2">נעם</font> <em>good</em> Lzb<sup>324</sup> (and many proper names); Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb065306.gif"> be <em>plentiful, easy, pleasant</em>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb065307.gif"> <em>shew gracious favour toward</em>, often in Qoran; Sabean <font class="hebrew2">נעם</font> <em>be lovely, agreeable, well</em> Levy-Os<sup>ZMG xix (1865), 178</sup> CIS<sup>iv. 19, 11</sup>; so Minaean Hom<sup>Südar. Chrest. 128</sup>; Old Aramaic in proper name Lzb<sup>222, 324</sup> Cook<sup>82</sup> (<font class="hebrew2">נעמתי</font> <em>my darling</em> [or <em>my songs</em>, compare II. <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">נ</font>]); <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">נָעִים</font> <em>pleasant, lovely</em>, <font class="hebrew2">נְעִימְתָּא</font> <em>loveliness</em>; Prä<sup>Bas i. 46 f.</sup> compare Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb065308.gif"> <em>be pleasant</em>, = <img src="/bdbgif/bdb065309.gif">); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">נָעֵ֑מָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15</a> (poem in J; of land); 2 masculine singular (of delightful friend) <font class="hebrew2">נָעַמְתָּ לִי מְאֹד</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/1-26.htm">2 Samuel 1:26</a>, also (of physical beauty) <font class="hebrew2">מִמִּי נָעָ֑מְתָּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Ezekiel 32:19</a>; 2feminine singular (<em>id.</em>) <font class="hebrew2">מַהנָּֿעַמְתְּ</font> Cant 7:7 <em>how lovely art thou !</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מַהיָּֿפִית</font>); 3 plural, of pleasant words, <font class="hebrew2">נָעֵ֑מוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6</a>; <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">׃יִנְעָ֑ם</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לְנַפְשְׁךָ יִנ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/2-10.htm">Proverbs 2:10</a> (of knowledge); <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/9-17.htm">Proverbs 9:17</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">יִמְתָּ֑קוּ</font>); <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">יִנ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24-25.htm">Proverbs 24:25</a> is impersonal with <font class="hebrew2">ל</font>, <em>to them...shall be delight</em>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet <p>A primitive root; to be agreeable (literally or figuratively) -- pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>יִנְעָ֑ם יִנְעָֽם׃ ינעם ינעם׃ נָּעַ֔מְתְּ נָעֵ֑מָה נָעֵֽמוּ׃ נָעַ֥מְתָּ נָעָ֑מְתָּ נעמה נעמו׃ נעמת nā‘āmətā nā‘amt nā‘amtā nā‘êmāh nā‘êmū nā·‘ā·mə·tā nā·‘am·tā nā·‘amt nā·‘ê·māh nā·‘ê·mū naAmeta naAmt naAmta naEmah naEmu yin‘ām yin·‘ām yinAm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/49-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 49:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/49.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאָ֖רֶץ כִּ֣י <b> נָעֵ֑מָה </b> וַיֵּ֤ט שִׁכְמוֹ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/49.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And that the land <span class="itali">was pleasant,</span> He bowed<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/49.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the land <span class="itali">that [it was] pleasant;</span> and bowed<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/49-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the land for <span class="itali">was pleasant</span> bowed his shoulder<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/1-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 1:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָחִי֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן <b> נָעַ֥מְתָּ </b> לִּ֖י מְאֹ֑ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> You have been very <span class="itali">pleasant</span> to me. Your love<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> very <span class="itali">pleasant</span> hast thou been unto me: thy love<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/1-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my brother Jonathan <span class="itali">pleasant</span> have been very wonderful<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/141-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 141:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/141.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲ֝מָרַ֗י כִּ֣י <b> נָעֵֽמוּ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/141.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> my words, <span class="itali">for they are pleasant.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/141.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my words; <span class="itali">for they are sweet.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/141-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my words for <span class="itali">are pleasant</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 2:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ <b> יִנְעָֽם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And knowledge <span class="itali">will be pleasant</span> to your soul;<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and knowledge <span class="itali">is pleasant</span> unto thy soul;<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and knowledge to your soul <span class="itali">will be pleasant</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 9:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים <b> יִנְעָֽם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [eaten] in secret <span class="itali">is pleasant.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [eaten] in secret <span class="itali">is pleasant.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and bread secret <span class="itali">is pleasant</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/24-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 24:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥ים <b> יִנְעָ֑ם </b> וַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם תָּב֥וֹא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But to those who rebuke <span class="itali">the [wicked] will be delight,</span> And a good<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But to them that rebuke <span class="itali">[him] shall be delight,</span> and a good<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> rebuke <span class="itali">the will be delight</span> and will come<p><b><a href="/text/songs/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 7:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָּפִית֙ וּמַה־ <b> נָּעַ֔מְתְּ </b> אַהֲבָ֖ה בַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and how <span class="itali">delightful</span> you are, [My] love,<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> How fair <span class="itali">and how pleasant</span> art thou, O love,<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beautiful and how <span class="itali">delightful</span> are love with your charms<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/32-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 32:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> מִמִּ֖י <b> נָעָ֑מְתָּ </b> רְדָ֥ה וְהָשְׁכְּבָ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Whom <span class="itali">do you surpass in beauty?</span> Go down<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Whom dost thou pass in beauty?</span> go down,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Whom <span class="itali">surpass</span> down and make<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5276.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5276.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5276<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/naameta_5276.htm">nā·‘ā·mə·tā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/naamt_5276.htm">nā·‘amt — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/naamta_5276.htm">nā·‘am·tā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/naemah_5276.htm">nā·‘ê·māh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/naemu_5276.htm">nā·‘ê·mū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a 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