Hebrew adjective · H5273
נָעִים
naimnaw-eem'
pleasant; musical
13 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: nâʻîym
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5273is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 39Old Testament books
- 13spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5273
delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)
The King James renders it: pleasant(-ure), sweet.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
naim is rendered "pleasant; musical". It stands 13 times in the Hebrew text, across five books.
- Six of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "pleasant".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- The Greek text spells it thirteen different ways.
The first use
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 1:23וְהַנְּעִימִם֙
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Six of the word's thirteen uses are in Psalms.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: pleasant, and musical.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| pleasantStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Where2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death… |
| musicalStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- pleasant7
- in the pleasant2
- and pleasant1
- and pleasant of1
- and the pleasant1
- the pleasant1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 13, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
13 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃1
- בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים1
- הַנְּעִימִֽים׃1
- וְהַנְּעִימִם֙1
- וּנְעִ֖ים1
- וְנָעִֽים׃1
- נָעִ֣ים1
- נָ֝עִים1
- נָ֭עִים1
- נָעִ֔ים1
- נָּעִ֑ים1
- נָעִֽים׃1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- adjective · masculine singular6HAamsa
- preposition with the article + adjective · masculine plural2HRd/Aampa
- adjective · feminine plural1HAafpa
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular1HC/Aamsa
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Aamsc
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural1HC/Td/Aampa
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural1HTd/Aampa
2 Samuel
two uses
Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- וְהַנְּעִימִם֙vehaneimimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: and the pleasant
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:
- וּנְעִ֖יםuneimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and pleasant of
Job
one use
If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
- בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃baneimimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: in the pleasant
Psalms
six uses
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
- בַּנְּעִמִ֑יםbaneimimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: in the pleasant
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.
- נְעִמ֖וֹתneimotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: pleasant
Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
- נָעִ֣יםnaimadjective · masculine singulartagged: pleasant
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
- נָּעִ֑יםnaimadjective · masculine singulartagged: pleasant
Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
- נָעִֽים׃naimadjective · masculine singulartagged: pleasant
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
- נָ֝עִיםnaimadjective · masculine singulartagged: pleasant
Proverbs
three uses
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
- נָ֭עִיםnaimadjective · masculine singulartagged: pleasant
You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
- הַנְּעִימִֽים׃haneimimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: the pleasant
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
- וְנָעִֽים׃venaimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and pleasant
Song of Solomon
one use
How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
- נָעִ֔יםnaimadjective · masculine singulartagged: pleasant
The letters
Gematria 170· 730 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.