Naim נָעִים
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| נָעִים | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | naim |
| Strong's number | H5273 (H5273A, H5273B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | pleasant |
| Occurrences | 13 in 13 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (6) |
Naim (Hebrew נָעִים, Strong's H5273) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “pleasant”. It occurs 13 times in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H5273A: pleasant
1) pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable
1a) delightful
1b) lovely, beautiful (physical)
1a) delightful
1b) lovely, beautiful (physical)
H5273B: musical
singing, sweetly sounding, musical
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pleasant (8), sweet (2), pleasures (2), thing (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | delightful (2), sweet (1), happiness (1), pleasant places (1), pleasures (1), play the sweet sounding (1), pleasant it is (1), it is lovely (1), pleasant (1), it is pleasing (1), your pleasant (1), beautiful (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Naim, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- 2 Samuel 23:1Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
Job
- Job 36:11If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
Psalms
- Psalm 16:6The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
- Psalm 16:11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
- Psalm 81:2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
- Psalm 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
- Psalm 135:3Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
- Psalm 147:1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Proverbs
- Proverbs 22:18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
- Proverbs 23:8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
- Proverbs 24:4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 1:16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).