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נָוֶה H5116

H5116 is the Hebrew word נָוֶה, transliterated nâveh and said naw-veh'. The King James Version most often renders it habitation.

Word: נָוֶהTransliteration: nâvehSaid: naw-veh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 31 verses

What it means

(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den).

Where it comes from

or (feminine) נָוָה; from H5115 (נָוָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

habitation 12×fold 3×sheepcote 2×both it and his habitation 1×make the habitation 1×tarried 1×dwelling 1×man against the dwelling 1×comely 1×made his habitation 1×folds 1×thereof shall be an habitation 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.

Verses using נָוֶה

All 31 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 7:8 · KJV

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

2 Samuel 15:25 · KJV

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:

1 Chronicles 17:7 · KJV

Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:

Job 5:24 · KJV

And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

Job 8:6 · KJV

If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

Psalm 68:12 · KJV

Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

Proverbs 3:33 · KJV

The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

Proverbs 21:20 · KJV

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Proverbs 24:15 · KJV

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

Isaiah 27:10 · KJV

Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.

Isaiah 32:18 · KJV

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

Isaiah 33:20 · KJV

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Isaiah 34:13 · KJV

And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.

Isaiah 35:7 · KJV

And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

Isaiah 65:10 · KJV

And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

Jeremiah 6:2 · KJV

I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

Jeremiah 10:25 · KJV

Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

Jeremiah 23:3 · KJV

And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

Jeremiah 25:30 · KJV

Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.

Jeremiah 31:23 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

Jeremiah 33:12 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

Jeremiah 49:19 · KJV

Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

Jeremiah 49:20 · KJV

Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

Jeremiah 50:7 · KJV

All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.

Jeremiah 50:19 · KJV

And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.

Jeremiah 50:44 · KJV

Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

Jeremiah 50:45 · KJV

Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.

Ezekiel 25:5 · KJV

And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 34:14 · KJV

I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

Hosea 9:13 · KJV

Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.

Zephaniah 2:6 · KJV

And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5116 mean?

H5116 is the Hebrew word נָוֶה (nâveh), meaning (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den).

How is H5116 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it habitation (12 times), fold (3 times), sheepcote (2 times), both it and his habitation (1 time), make the habitation (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5116 appear in the Bible?

נָוֶה (nâveh) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5116 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) נָוָה; from H5115 (נָוָה).

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