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Na'amah <a href="../hebrew/5279a.htm" title="5279a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Na'amah: Naamah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">נַעֲמָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>proper name, feminine ; proper name, of a location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Na`amah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>nah-ah-MAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(nah-am-aw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Naamah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Naamah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root נָעֵם (na'am), meaning "to be pleasant" or "to be delightful."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Naamah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies and narratives.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Naamah is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. The name means "pleasant" or "lovely," reflecting a sense of beauty or delight.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, names often carried significant meaning and were sometimes indicative of a person's character or destiny. Naamah, as a name, suggests a person of pleasantness or beauty. The name appears in genealogical and narrative contexts, indicating its use in familial and historical records.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">נַעֲמָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, feminine 1.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sister of Tubal Cain</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/4-22.htm">Genesis 4:22</a> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Νοεμα</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Νοεμμα</font>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Ammonitess, mother of Rehoboam</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21</a> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Μααχαμ</font>, A <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Νααμα</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ναανα</font> = 2 Chronicles 12:13, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Νοομμα</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Νααμα</font>; also <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/14-31.htm">1 Kings 14:31</a> but probably gloss (omitted by <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>B</sup>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup>, etc.). <p> II. <font class="hebrew2">נַעֲמָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>city assigned to Judah in Philistine plain</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-41.htm">Joshua 15:41</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Νωμαν</font>, A <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Νωμα</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Νομα</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">נַעֲמִי</font> see below<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>Naamah <p>Feminine of <a href="/hebrew/5277.htm">Na'am</a>; pleasantness; Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine -- Naamah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5277.htm">Na'am</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְנַעֲמָ֖ה ונעמה נַֽעֲמָֽה׃ נַעֲמָ֖ה נעמה נעמה׃ na‘ămāh na·‘ă·māh NaaMah venaaMah wə·na·‘ă·māh wəna‘ămāh<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/4-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 4:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תּֽוּבַל־ קַ֖יִן <b> נַֽעֲמָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Tubal-cain <span class="itali">was Naamah.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Tubalcain <span class="itali">[was] Naamah.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the sister of Tubal-cain <span class="itali">was Naamah</span><p><b><a href="/text/joshua/15-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 15:41</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּית־ דָּג֥וֹן <b> וְנַעֲמָ֖ה </b> וּמַקֵּדָ֑ה עָרִ֥ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Beth-dagon <span class="itali">and Naamah</span> and Makkedah;<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Bethdagon, <span class="itali">and Naamah,</span> and Makkedah;<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Gederoth Beth-dagon <span class="itali">and Naamah</span> and Makkedah cities<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/14-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 14:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ <b> נַעֲמָ֖ה </b> הָעַמֹּנִֽית׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> name <span class="itali">was Naamah</span> the Ammonitess.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> name <span class="itali">[was] Naamah</span> an Ammonitess.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/14-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> name and his mother's <span class="itali">was Naamah</span> the Ammonitess<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/14-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 14:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ <b> נַעֲמָ֖ה </b> הָעַמֹּנִ֑ית וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> name <span class="itali">was Naamah</span> the Ammonitess.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> name <span class="itali">[was] Naamah</span> an Ammonitess.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/14-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> name and his mother's <span class="itali">was Naamah</span> the Ammonitess became<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/12-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 12:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ <b> נַעֲמָ֖ה </b> הָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> name <span class="itali">was Naamah</span> the Ammonitess.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> name <span class="itali">[was] Naamah</span> an Ammonitess.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/12-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> name and his mother's <span class="itali">was Naamah</span> the Ammonitess<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5279.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5279.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5279<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/naamah_5279.htm">na·‘ă·māh — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/venaamah_5279.htm">wə·na·‘ă·māh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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