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Strong's #5278 - נֹעַם

Transliteration

nôʻam

Phonetics

no'-am

Origin

from (H5276)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

1384a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) kindness, pleasantness, delightfulness, beauty, favour

1a) delightfulness

1b) symbolic name of one of two staves

1c) pleasantness

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2987 ‑ λαμπρότης (lam‑prot'‑ace); 4586 ‑ σεμνός (sem‑nos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (7)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 3

Zechariah 2

NAS (7)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 3

Zechariah 2

HCS (7)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 3

Zechariah 2

BSB (7)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 3

Zechariah 2

ESV (7)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 3

Zechariah 2

WEB (7)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 3

Zechariah 2

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

נֹ֫עַם noun masculine^{Psalm 90:17} delightfulness, pleasantness (Ecclus נועם תירוש Sirach 32:6); — ׳נ absolute Zechariah 11:7 4t.; construct Psalm 27:4; Psalm 90:17; —

1 delightfulness of ׳׃י contemplated in temple Psalm 27:4, shewn in his favour, אדניעָ֗֗֗לֵינוּ׳וִיהִי נ Psalm 90:17.

2 name of one of two symbolic staves Zechariah 11:7,10.

3 pleasantness, as defining Genitive: ׳דַּרְכֵינֿ Proverbs 3:17; ׳אִמְרֵינֿ Proverbs 15:26; Proverbs 16:24.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נֹעַם m.

(1) pleasantness, Proverbs 3:17 אִמְרֵי נֹעַם pleasant, i.e. suitable, becoming words, Proverbs 15:26, 16:24.

(2) beauty, brightness; נֹעַם יְהֹוָה glory of Jehovah, Psalms 27:3 comp. טוּב יְהֹוָה verse 13 Psalms 27:13; Exodus 33:19.

(3) grace, favour, Psalms 90:17; Zechariah 11:7 (compare χάρις, gratia; Germ, Huld, from the word hold).

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List of Word Forms

בְּנֹֽעַם־ בנעם־ נֹ֑עַם נֹ֔עַם נֹ֙עַם֙ נֹ֤עַם נֹֽעַם׃ נעם נעם׃ bə·nō·‘am- bənō‘am- benoam nō‘am nō·‘am Noam