Hebrew · Strong's H4998
נָאָה
naahnaw-aw'
properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful
1890 spelling: nâʼâh
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful
Rendered in the KJV as
be beautiful, become, be comely.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- נַאֲוָה־1
- נָאו֤וּ1
- נָּאו֨וּ1
How it is rendered · 2
- they are beautiful2
- it is befitting1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person common plural2
- verb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
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- HVpp3cp · 2
- HVpp3ms · 1
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Where this word lives
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Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Same headword in Strong's