Jump to: Hitchcock's • Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary NaomiSmith's Bible Dictionary Naomior Naomi (my delight), the wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth. (Ruth 1:2) etc.; Ruth 2:1 etc.; Ruth 3:1; 4:3 etc. (B.C. 1363.) The name is derived from a root signifying sweetness or pleasantness. Naomi left Judea with her husband and two sons, in a time of famine and went to the land of Moab. Here her husband and sons died; and on her return to Bethlehem she wished to be known as Mara, bitterness , instead of Naomi, sweetness. ATS Bible Dictionary NaomiWife of Elimelech, and mother-in-law of Ruth. See RUTH. Easton's Bible Dictionary The lovable; my delight, the wife of Elimelech, and mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth (1:2, 20, 21; 2:1). Elimelech and his wife left the district of Bethlehem-Judah, and found a new home in the uplands of Moab. In course of time he died, as also his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, who had married women of Moab, and three widows were left mourning the loss of their husbands. Naomi longs to return now to her own land, to Bethlehem. One of her widowed daughters-in-law, Ruth, accompanies her, and is at length married to Boaz (q.v.). International Standard Bible Encyclopedia NAOMIna'-o-mi, na-o'-mi, na-o'-mi (no`omi, probably equals "pleasantness"; Septuagint. Codex Vaticanus Noemein; Codex Alexandrinus Noemmei(n)): Wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth (Ruth 1:2-4:17). She went with her husband to the land of Moab, and after his death returned to Bethlehem. When greeted on her return, she told the women of the town to call her, not no`omi ("pleasantness"), but marah ("bitterness"), "for," she said, "the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me." She advised Ruth in her dealings with Boaz, and afterward nursed their child.ith Anaitis (equalsAnahita), the Asian Artemis. She was the Venus, but sometimes the Diana, of the Romans. There are many variants of the name: Anaea (Strabo xvi.738), Aneitis (Plut. Artax. xxvii), Tanais (Clement of Alexandria, loc. cit.), also Tanath, sometimes in Phoenician inscriptions, Tanata, Anta (Egyptian). In 2 Maccabees 1:13;, a fictitious account is given of the death of Antiochus Epiphanes, in a temple of Nanaea in Persia, by the treachery of Nanaea's priests. The public treasury was often placed in Nanaea's temple; this, Epiphanes was anxious to secure under the pretext of marrying the goddess and receiving the money as dowry. The priests threw down great stones "like thunderbolts" from above, killed the king and his state and then cut off their heads. But 1 Maccabees 1;, which is more reliable, gives a different account of the death of Epiphanes after an attempt to rob a rich temple in Elymais. The account of 2 Maccabees 1:13; must be mere legend, as far as Epiphanes is concerned, but may have been suggested or colored by the story of the death of Antiochus the Great, who met his death while plundering a temple of Belus near Elymais (Strabo xvi.l0.18; Diod. Sic. 573; Justin, xxxii.2). The temple of Nanaea referred to in 2 Maccabees 1:13; may be identified with that of Artemis (Polyb. xxxi0.11; Josephus, Ant, XII, ix, 1) or Aphrodite (Appian, Syriac. 66; Rawlinson, Speaker's Comm.). Strong's Hebrew 4755. Mara -- "bitter," symbolic name of Naomi... 4754, 4755. Mara. 4756 . "bitter," symbolic name of Naomi. Transliteration: Mara Phonetic Spelling: (maw-raw') Short Definition: Mara. ... /hebrew/4755.htm - 6k 3630. Kilyon -- a son of Naomi 458. Elimelek -- "God is king," the husband of Naomi 5281. Noomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth Library Ruth and Naomi. Naomi is an Instance of a Widow Receiving Back from Her Daughter ... Naomi. CM Ruth and Naomi. Ruth. The Story of Ruth, the Gleaner Ruth the Gleaner. Ruth, the Gleaner Ruth The Devotion of Ruth Thesaurus Naomi (25 Occurrences)...Naomi longs to return now to her own land, to Bethlehem. ...NAOMI. na'-o-mi, na-o'-mi, na-o'-mi (no`omi, probably equals "pleasantness"; Septuagint. ... /n/naomi.htm - 17k Naomi's (1 Occurrence) Na'omi (21 Occurrences) Elimelech (6 Occurrences) Chilion (3 Occurrences) Elim'elech (6 Occurrences) Mara (1 Occurrence) Daughter-in-law (16 Occurrences) Moabitess (7 Occurrences) Kin (18 Occurrences) Resources What can we learn from Ruth's loyalty to Naomi? | GotQuestions.orgWho was Naomi in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org Who was Ruth in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Concordance Naomi (25 Occurrences)Ruth 1:2 Ruth 1:3 Ruth 1:5 Ruth 1:6 Ruth 1:8 Ruth 1:11 Ruth 1:15 Ruth 1:19 Ruth 1:20 Ruth 1:21 Ruth 1:22 Ruth 2:1 Ruth 2:2 Ruth 2:6 Ruth 2:18 Ruth 2:20 Ruth 2:22 Ruth 3:1 Ruth 3:16 Ruth 4:3 Ruth 4:5 Ruth 4:9 Ruth 4:14 Ruth 4:16 Ruth 4:17 Subtopics Naomi: The Mother-In-Law of Ruth Related Terms Daughter-in-law (16 Occurrences) Kinsman-redeemers (1 Occurrence) Kinsman-redeemer (3 Occurrences) Grain-cutting (19 Occurrences) |