Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #5273 - נָעִים na'iym (pleasant)


Original Word:נָעִים
Transliteration: na'iym
Definition:pleasant, delightful
Part of Speech:Adjective
Phonetic Spelling:(naw-eem')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

pleasanture, sweet

From na'em; delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative) -- pleasant(-ure), sweet.

see HEBREW na'em


Englishman's Concordance

1) pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable
1a) delightful
1b) lovely, beautiful (physical)
2) singing, sweetly sounding, musical
Part of Speech: adjective
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H5276
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1384b, 1385a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. נָעִיםadjectivepleasant, delightful (poetry); — absolute ׳נProverbs 22:18 +; construct נְעִים2 Samuel 23:1 plural נְעִמִיםPsalm 16:6, נְעִימִם2 Samuel 1:23, נְעִימִיםProverbs 23:8; feminine נְעִמוֺתPsalm 16:11; —

1delightfulבְּחַיֵּיהֶם׳הַנֶּאֱהָבִים וְהַנּ2 Samuel 1:23 (of Saul and Jonath.); of wealth, ׳הוֺן יָקָר וְנProverbs 24:4; words Proverbs 23:8; of acts, etc.: ׳מַהטּֿוֺב וּמַהנּֿשֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּםיָֿחַ֑דPsalm 133:1; singing praises to ׳י, Psalm 135:3; Psalm 147:1; keeping wise teachings Proverbs 22:18; as substantive=delightיְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטּוֺב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִיםJob 36:11 (of earthly prosperity); of spiritual delights Psalm 16:6; Psalm 16:11.

2lovely, beautiful (physically), Songs 1:16 ("" יָפֶה). — Psalm 81:3; 2 Samuel 23:1 see II. נָעִים below II. נעם.

II. נָעִיםadjective perhaps singing, sweetly sounding, musical; — absolute ׳כִּנּוֺר נPsalm 81:3sweetly-sounding lyre; construct, as substantive, ׳נְעִים זְמִרוֺת יִשׂ2 Samuel 23:1Israel's sweet singer of songs (compare Dr2Samuel 8:10 Löhr; ᵑ9egregius psaltes Israel, and so Ges Ew and others, from I. נעם; joy of the songs of Israel HPS, compare Klo Kit).

נעץ (√ of following; Late Hebrew נָעַץprick, stick or thrust in, wedge in; ᵑ7נְעַץid.; Late Hebrew נַעֲצוּץ figurative of wicked person; ᵑ7נַעֲצוּצָא=Biblical Hebrew).


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5273. נָעִים (na'iym) — 13 Occurrences

2 Samuel 1:23
HEB:וִיהוֹנָתָ֗ן הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים וְהַנְּעִימִם֙ בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם וּבְמוֹתָ֖ם
NAS: beloved and pleasant in their life,
KJV: [were] lovely and pleasant in their lives,
INT: and Jonathan beloved and pleasant their lives their death

2 Samuel 23:1
HEB:אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist
KJV: of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist
INT: of the God of Jacob and the sweet psalmist of Israel

Job 36:11
HEB:בַּטּ֑וֹב וּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗ם בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃
NAS: And their years in pleasures.
KJV: and their years in pleasures.
INT: prosperity and their years pleasures

Psalm 16:6
HEB:נָֽפְלוּ־ לִ֭י בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים אַף־ נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת
NAS: have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed,
KJV: are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly
INT: the lines have fallen pleasant Indeed my heritage

Psalm 16:11
HEB:אֶת־ פָּנֶ֑יךָ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃
NAS: In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
KJV: at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.
INT: of joy your presence are pleasures your right forever

Psalm 81:2
HEB:תֹ֑ף כִּנּ֖וֹר נָעִ֣ים עִם־ נָֽבֶל׃
NAS: the timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre
KJV: hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp
INT: the timbrel lyre the sweet with the harp

Psalm 133:1
HEB:טּ֭וֹב וּמַה־ נָּעִ֑ים שֶׁ֖בֶת אַחִ֣ים
NAS: and how pleasant it is For brothers
KJV: Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren
INT: good and how pleasant to dwell brothers

Psalm 135:3
HEB:לִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹ כִּ֣י נָעִֽים׃
NAS: to His name, for it is lovely.
KJV: unto his name; for [it is] pleasant.
INT: to his name for is lovely

Psalm 147:1
HEB:אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־ נָ֝עִים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃
NAS: to our God; For it is pleasant [and] praise
KJV: unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise
INT: to our God for is pleasant is becoming praise

Proverbs 22:18
HEB: כִּֽי־ נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־ תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם
NAS:For it will be pleasant if you keep
KJV:For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep
INT: if will be pleasant if keep

Proverbs 23:8
HEB:וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים׃
KJV: and lose thy sweet words.
INT: And waste words sweet

Proverbs 24:4
HEB:ה֖וֹן יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים׃
NAS: With all precious and pleasant riches.
KJV: with all precious and pleasant riches.
INT: riches precious and pleasant

Songs 1:16
HEB:דוֹדִי֙ אַ֣ף נָעִ֔ים אַף־ עַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ
NAS: [And] so pleasant! Indeed,
KJV: my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed
INT: are my beloved so pleasant Indeed our couch

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