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נֹעַם H5278

H5278 is the Hebrew word נֹעַם, transliterated nôʻam and said no'-am. The King James Version most often renders it beauty.

Word: נֹעַםTransliteration: nôʻamSaid: no'-amLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace.

Where it comes from

from H5276 (נָעֵם).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

beauty 3×pleasant 2×pleasantness 1×even beauty 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: beauty, pleasant(-ness).

Verses using נֹעַם

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Psalm 27:4 · KJV

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

Psalm 90:17 · KJV

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Proverbs 3:17 · KJV

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Proverbs 15:26 · KJV

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

Proverbs 16:24 · KJV

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Zechariah 11:7 · KJV

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

Zechariah 11:10 · KJV

And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5278 mean?

H5278 is the Hebrew word נֹעַם (nôʻam), meaning agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace.

How is H5278 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it beauty (3 times), pleasant (2 times), pleasantness (1 time), even beauty (1 time).

How many times does H5278 appear in the Bible?

נֹעַם (nôʻam) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5278 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5276 (נָעֵם).

Nearby entries

H5275 · נַעַל — properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a…H5276 · נָעֵם — to be agreeable (literally or figuratively)H5277 · נַעַם — Naam, an Israelite H5279 · נַעֲמָה — Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman…H5280 · נַעֲמִי — a Naamanite, or descendant of Naaman (collectively)H5281 · נׇעֳמִי — Noomi, an Israelitess

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