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נַעֲמָה H5279

H5279 is the Hebrew word נַעֲמָה, transliterated Naʻămâh and said nah-am-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it naamah.

Word: נַעֲמָהTransliteration: NaʻămâhSaid: nah-am-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 4 verses

What it means

Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine.

Where it comes from

feminine of H5277 (נַעַם); pleasantness.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

naamah 4×

Strong's own list of renderings: Naamah.

Verses using נַעֲמָה

All 4 verses, quoted in full.

Joshua 15:41 · KJV

And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

1 Kings 14:21 · KJV

And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

1 Kings 14:31 · KJV

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 12:13 · KJV

So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5279 mean?

H5279 is the Hebrew word נַעֲמָה (Naʻămâh), meaning Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine.

How is H5279 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it naamah (4 times).

How many times does H5279 appear in the Bible?

נַעֲמָה (Naʻămâh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5279 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H5277 (נַעַם); pleasantness.

Nearby entries

H5276 · נָעֵם — to be agreeable (literally or figuratively)H5277 · נַעַם — Naam, an Israelite H5278 · נֹעַם — agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness…H5280 · נַעֲמִי — a Naamanite, or descendant of Naaman (collectively)H5281 · נׇעֳמִי — Noomi, an Israelitess H5282 · נַעֲמָן — pleasantness (plural as concrete)

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