Noam נֹ֫עַם
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| נֹ֫עַם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | noam |
| Strong's number | H5278 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | pleasantness |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (3) |
Noam (Hebrew נֹ֫עַם, Strong's H5278) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “pleasantness”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) kindness, pleasantness, delightfulness, beauty, favour
1a) delightfulness
1b) symbolic name of one of two staves
1c) pleasantness
1a) delightfulness
1b) symbolic name of one of two staves
1c) pleasantness
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | beauty (4), pleasant (2), pleasantness (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | are pleasant (2), beauty (1), may the favor (1), pleasant (1), favor (1), called favor (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Noam, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 27:4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
- Psalm 90:17And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
Proverbs
- Proverbs 3:17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
- Proverbs 15:26The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
- Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Zechariah
- Zechariah 11:7And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.
- Zechariah 11:10And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.
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).