5278. noam

Strong's Lexicon

noam: Pleasantness, beauty, favor, delight

Original Word: נֹעַם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: no`am
Pronunciation: NO-am
Phonetic Spelling: (no'-am)
Definition: Pleasantness, beauty, favor, delight
Meaning: agreeableness, delight, suitableness, splendor, grace

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָעֵם (na'am), which means "to be pleasant" or "to be delightful."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "noam" is χάρις (charis), which means grace or favor.

Usage: The Hebrew word "noam" conveys a sense of pleasantness, beauty, or favor. It is often used to describe the graciousness or charm of a person or thing. In the context of the Bible, it can refer to the beauty of God's presence, the favor He bestows, or the delightful nature of wisdom and understanding.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, beauty and pleasantness were highly valued attributes, often associated with divine favor and blessing. The concept of "noam" would have been understood as an ideal state of being, reflecting both physical beauty and moral goodness. In a society that valued harmony and community, "noam" would also imply a sense of peace and well-being.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from naem
Definition
delightfulness, pleasantness
NASB Translation
beauty (1), favor (3), pleasant (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נֹ֫עַם noun masculine^{Psalm 90:17} delightfulness, pleasantness (Ecclus נועם תירוש Ecclesiasticus 32:6); — ׳נ absolute Zechariah 11:7 4t.; construct Psalm 27:4; Psalm 90:17; —

1 delightfulness of ׳׃י contemplated in temple Psalm 27:4, shewn in his favour, אדניעָ֗֗֗לֵינוּ ׳וִיהִי נ Psalm 90:17.

2 name of one of two symbolic staves Zechariah 11:7,10.

3 pleasantness, as defining Genitive: ׳דַּרְכֵינֿ Proverbs 3:17; ׳אִמְרֵינֿ Proverbs 15:26; Proverbs 16:24.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

beauty, pleasantness

From na'em; agreeableness, i.e. Delight, suitableness, splendor or grace -- beauty, pleasant(-ness).

see HEBREW na'em

Forms and Transliterations

בְּנֹֽעַם־ בנעם־ נֹ֑עַם נֹ֔עַם נֹ֙עַם֙ נֹ֤עַם נֹֽעַם׃ נעם נעם׃ bə·nō·‘am- bənō‘am- benoam nō‘am nō·‘am Noam

Englishman's Concordance

Psalm 27:4
HEB: חַיַּ֑י לַחֲז֥וֹת בְּנֹֽעַם־ יְ֝הוָ֗ה וּלְבַקֵּ֥ר
NAS: To behold the beauty of the LORD
KJV: to behold the beauty of the LORD,
INT: of my life to behold the beauty of the LORD meditate

Psalm 90:17
HEB: וִיהִ֤י ׀ נֹ֤עַם אֲדֹנָ֥י אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ
NAS: Let the favor of the Lord our God
KJV: And let the beauty of the LORD our God
INT: Let the favor of the Lord our God

Proverbs 3:17
HEB: דְּרָכֶ֥יהָ דַרְכֵי־ נֹ֑עַם וְֽכָל־ נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָ
NAS: Her ways are pleasant ways And all
KJV: [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths
INT: her ways ways are pleasant and all her paths

Proverbs 15:26
HEB: וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗ים אִמְרֵי־ נֹֽעַם׃
NAS: to the LORD, But pleasant words
KJV: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.
INT: are pure words pleasant

Proverbs 16:24
HEB: דְּ֭בַשׁ אִמְרֵי־ נֹ֑עַם מָת֥וֹק לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ
NAS: Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
KJV: Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb,
INT: honey words Pleasant Sweet to the soul

Zechariah 11:7
HEB: לְאַחַ֞ד קָרָ֤אתִי נֹ֙עַם֙ וּלְאַחַד֙ קָרָ֣אתִי
NAS: I called Favor and the other
KJV: I called Beauty, and the other
INT: the one called Favor and the other called

Zechariah 11:10
HEB: מַקְלִי֙ אֶת־ נֹ֔עַם וָאֶגְדַּ֖ע אֹת֑וֹ
NAS: my staff Favor and cut it in pieces,
KJV: my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it asunder,
INT: took my staff Favor and cut to break

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5278
7 Occurrences

bə·nō·‘am- — 1 Occ.
nō·‘am — 6 Occ.