Naem נָעֵם

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Naem (Hebrew נָעֵם, Strong's H5276) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be pleasant”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

(Qal) to be pleasant, be beautiful, be sweet, be delightful, be lovely

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

KJV	pleasant (5), sweet (1), delight (1), beauty (1)
BSB	was pleasant (1), you were delightful (1), they are pleasant (1), will delight (1), is tasty (1), it will go well (1), pleasant (1), do you surpass in beauty (1)

Every verse with Naem, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis 49:15
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.

2 Samuel 1:26
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.

Psalm 141:6
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

Proverbs 2:10
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
Proverbs 24:25
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Song of Solomon 7:6
How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!

Ezekiel 32:19
Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised!

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).