Bible Dictionary: Naioth

Jump to: Hitchcock's • Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Naioth

beauties; habitations

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Naioth

(habitations), or more fully, "Naioth in Ramah," a place of Mount Ephraim, the birthplace of Samuel and Saul, and in which Samuel and David took refuge together after the latter had made his escape from the jealous fury of Saul. (1 Samuel 19:18,19,22,23; 20:1) It is evident from ver. (1 Samuel 20:18) that Naioth was not actually in Ramah, Samuel's habitual residence. In its corrected from the name signifies "habitations," and probably means the huts or dwellings of a school or college of prophets over which Samuel presided as Elisha did over those at Gilgal and Jericho.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Naioth

The abode of Samuel, and his pupils in a "school of the prophets," 1 Samuel 19:18-24 20:1. It appears to have been a suburb of Ramah; and David, having sought refuge there with Samuel, was pursued by Saul.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dwellings, the name given to the prophetical college established by Samuel near Ramah. It consisted of a cluster of separate dwellings, and hence its name. David took refuge here when he fled from Saul (1 Samuel 19:18, 19, 22, 23), and here he passed a few weeks in peace (Comp. Psalm 11). It was probably the common residence of the "sons of the prophets."

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

NAIOTH

na'-yoth, ni'-oth (nayoth; Codex Vaticanus Auath; Codex Alexandrinus Nauioth): This is the name given to a place in Ramah to which David went with Samuel when he fled and escaped from Saul (1 Samuel 19:18, etc.). The term has often been taken as meaning "houses" or "habitations"; but this cannot be justified. There is no certainty as to exactly what the word signified. Clearly, however, it attached to a particular locality in Ramah; and whatever its etymological significance, it denoted a place where the prophets dwelt together. On approaching it in pursuit of David, Saul was overcome by the Spirit of God, and conducted himself like one "possessed," giving rise to the proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

5121. Navith -- an abode of prophets
... 5120, 5121. Navith. 5122 . an abode of prophets. Transliteration: Navith
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-veeth') Short Definition: Naioth. ... Naioth. ...
/hebrew/5121.htm - 6k

Library

Reverence in Worship.
... And, in like manner, in his old age, when Saul sent to seek David at Naioth, where
Samuel was, his messengers found Samuel and the prophets under him all in ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon i reverence in worship.htm

The Exile Continued.
... And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth" (1 Samuel 19:18)"or, as the word probably
means, in the collection of students' dwellings, inhabited by the sons ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/the life of david/v the exilecontinued.htm

Jonathan, the Pattern of Friendship
... THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL JONATHAN, THE PATTERN OF FRIENDSHIP. 'And David fled from
Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/jonathan the pattern of friendship.htm

How David, Upon Saul's Laying Snares for Him, did yet Escape the ...
... was made acquainted with the unjust proceedings of the king, he left the city Ramah,
and took David with him, to a certain place called Naioth, and there he ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 11 how david upon.htm

Basil as Archbishop.
... At the end of the basilica, facing the multitude, stood Basil, statue-like, erect
as Samuel among the prophets at Naioth, [174] and quite indifferent to the ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/vi basil as archbishop.htm

Preface to the First Edition of the Gospel of the Pentateuch to ...
... But, like Samuel, they have a far higher reward, in the Davids who are silently
strengthened and nurtured by them in Naioth of Ramah"in the glories of a new ...
/.../kingsley/the gospel of the pentateuch/preface to the first edition.htm

The Israelites
... a fitful independence, and Samuel, the representative of the traditions of Shiloh,
was allowed to judge his own people, and preside over a Naioth or "monastery ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter i the israelites.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm

A Holy Life the Beauty of Christianity: Or, an Exhortation to ...
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/a holy life the beauty.htm

Thesaurus

Naioth (5 Occurrences)
... It was probably the common residence of the "sons of the prophets.". Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. NAIOTH. ... Multi-Version Concordance Naioth (5 Occurrences). ...
/n/naioth.htm - 9k

Nai'oth (5 Occurrences)
Nai'oth. Naioth, Nai'oth. Naive . Multi-Version Concordance Nai'oth (5
Occurrences). ... And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. (See RSV). ...
/n/nai'oth.htm - 7k

Ramah (38 Occurrences)
... Here, in Naioth, David found asylum with Samuel from the mad king (19:18, etc.),
and hence, he fled on his ill-starred visit to Nob (20:1). In his native city ...
/r/ramah.htm - 26k

Ramath (10 Occurrences)
... and is escaped, and cometh in unto Samuel to Ramath, and declareth to him all that
Saul hath done to him, and he goeth, he and Samuel, and they dwell in Naioth...
/r/ramath.htm - 10k

Prophesyeth (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Samuel 19:23 And he goeth thither -- unto Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God
is upon him -- him also; and he goeth, going on, and he prophesyeth till his ...
/p/prophesyeth.htm - 6k

Prophesied (57 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 19:23 He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God came on
him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. ...
/p/prophesied.htm - 25k

Prophesying (58 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 19:23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah; and the spirit of God came
upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in ...
/p/prophesying.htm - 25k

Acting (102 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 19:23 And he went on from there to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God
came on him, and he went on, acting like a prophet, till he came to Naioth...
/a/acting.htm - 37k

Proceeded (72 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 19:23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah; and the spirit of God came
upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in ...
/p/proceeded.htm - 27k

Walked (178 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 19:23 He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God came on
him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. ...
/w/walked.htm - 38k

Bible Concordance

Naioth (5 Occurrences)

1 Samuel 19:18 Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 19:19 It was told Saul, saying, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 19:22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" One said, "Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 19:23 He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 20:1 David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Naioth

Naioth: A Place in Ramah

Related Terms

Nai'oth (5 Occurrences)

Ramah (38 Occurrences)

Ramath (10 Occurrences)

Prophesyeth (1 Occurrence)

Prophesied (57 Occurrences)

Prophesying (58 Occurrences)

Acting (102 Occurrences)

Proceeded (72 Occurrences)