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נׇעֳמִי H5281

H5281 is the Hebrew word נׇעֳמִי, transliterated Noʻŏmîy and said no-om-ee'. The King James Version most often renders it naomi.

Word: נׇעֳמִיTransliteration: NoʻŏmîySaid: no-om-ee'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

Noomi, an Israelitess.

Where it comes from

from H5278 (נֹעַם); pleasant.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

naomi 18×naomi's 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Naomi.

Verses using נׇעֳמִי

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

Ruth 1:2 · KJV

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

Ruth 1:3 · KJV

And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

Ruth 1:8 · KJV

And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

Ruth 1:11 · KJV

And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

Ruth 1:20 · KJV

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

Ruth 1:21 · KJV

I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

Ruth 1:22 · KJV

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

Ruth 2:1 · KJV

And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.

Ruth 2:2 · KJV

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

Ruth 2:6 · KJV

And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:

Ruth 2:20 · KJV

And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

Ruth 2:22 · KJV

And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

Ruth 3:1 · KJV

Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

Ruth 4:3 · KJV

And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:

Ruth 4:5 · KJV

Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

Ruth 4:14 · KJV

And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.

Ruth 4:16 · KJV

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

Ruth 4:17 · KJV

And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5281 mean?

H5281 is the Hebrew word נׇעֳמִי (Noʻŏmîy), meaning Noomi, an Israelitess.

How is H5281 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it naomi (18 times), naomi's (1 time).

How many times does H5281 appear in the Bible?

נׇעֳמִי (Noʻŏmîy) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5281 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5278 (נֹעַם); pleasant.

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