Word Study · Strong's H5278 · Hebrew
נֹעַם
noam
no'-am
Strong's 1890 spelling: nôʻam
“agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace
Rendered in the KJV as
beauty, pleasant(-ness).
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- נֹ֑עַם2
- בְּנֹֽעַם־1
- נֹ֤עַם1
- נֹ֙עַם֙1
- נֹ֔עַם1
- נֹֽעַם׃1
How it is rendered · 4
- kindness3
- Favor2
- [the] kindness of1
- on [the] kindness of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine singular5
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 5
- HNcmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 27:4בְּנֹֽעַם־benoam-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: on [the] kindness of
- Psalms 90:17נֹ֤עַםnoamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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!here: [the] kindness of
Proverbs3 occurrences
- Proverbs 3:17נֹ֑עַםnoamnoun · masculine singularAll her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.here: kindness
- Proverbs 15:26נֹֽעַם׃noamnoun · masculine singularThe LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.here: kindness
- Proverbs 16:24נֹ֑עַםnoamnoun · masculine singularPleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.here: kindness
Zechariah2 occurrences
- Zechariah 11:7נֹ֙עַם֙noamnoun · masculine singularSo 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.here: Favor
- Zechariah 11:10נֹ֔עַםnoamnoun · masculine singularNext I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.here: Favor