Strong's Lexicon naem: To be pleasant, delightful, lovely Original Word: נָעֵם Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2106 (εὐδοκέω, eudokeō): To be well pleased, to think it good - G701 (ἄρεστος, arestos): Pleasing, agreeable Usage: The Hebrew verb "naem" conveys the sense of being pleasant or delightful. 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. Cultural and Historical Background: 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. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to be pleasant, delightful, or lovely NASB Translation delight (1), delightful (1), pleasant (5), surpass in beauty (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [נָעֵם] verb be pleasant, delightful, lovely (Phoenician נעם good Lzb324 (and many proper names); Arabic  be plentiful, easy, pleasant;  shew gracious favour toward, often in Qoran; Sabean נעם be lovely, agreeable, well Levy-OsZMG xix (1865), 178 CISiv. 19, 11; so Minaean HomSüdar. Chrest. 128; Old Aramaic in proper name Lzb222, 324 Cook82 (נעמתי my darling [or my songs, compare II. ׳נ]); ᵑ7 נָעִים pleasant, lovely, נְעִימְתָּא loveliness; PräBas i. 46 f. compare Ethiopic  be pleasant, =  ); — Qal Perfect3feminine singular נָעֵ֑מָה Genesis 49:15 (poem in J; of land); 2 masculine singular (of delightful friend) נָעַמְתָּ לִי מְאֹד 2 Samuel 1:26, also (of physical beauty) מִמִּי נָעָ֑מְתָּ Ezekiel 32:19; 2feminine singular (id.) מַהנָּֿעַמְתְּ Cant 7:7 how lovely art thou ! ("" מַהיָּֿפִית); 3 plural, of pleasant words, נָעֵ֑מוּ Psalm 141:6; Imperfect3masculine singular ׃יִנְעָ֑ם ׳לְנַפְשְׁךָ יִנ Proverbs 2:10 (of knowledge); ׳לֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנ Proverbs 9:17 ("" יִמְתָּ֑קוּ); ׳יִנ Proverbs 24:25 is impersonal with ל, to them...shall be delight. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet A primitive root; to be agreeable (literally or figuratively) -- pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet. Forms and Transliterations 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 yinAmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 49:15 HEB: הָאָ֖רֶץ כִּ֣י נָעֵ֑מָה וַיֵּ֤ט שִׁכְמוֹ֙ NAS: And that the land was pleasant, He bowed KJV: and the land that [it was] pleasant; and bowed INT: the land for was pleasant bowed his shoulder 2 Samuel 1:26 Psalm 141:6 Proverbs 2:10 Proverbs 9:17 Proverbs 24:25 Songs 7:6 Ezekiel 32:19 8 Occurrences |
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