Lexicon naem: To be pleasant, delightful, lovely Original Word: נָעֵם 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. 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G957 (bebaioō): To confirm, establish Usage: The verb נָעֵם (na'em) is used in the Hebrew Bible to convey the sense of being pleasant or agreeable. It often describes the quality of something that brings delight or satisfaction. Context: The Hebrew verb נָעֵם (na'em) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, often associated with the idea of pleasantness or agreeableness. This term is used to describe the pleasing nature of words, sounds, or experiences. For instance, in the Psalms, it is used to express the delight found in the presence of God or the beauty of harmonious relationships. The concept of נָעֵם extends beyond mere physical pleasure to encompass a deeper, more spiritual sense of joy and satisfaction. 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 |