Strong's Hebrew: 5273. נָעִים (na'iym) -- Pleasant, delightful, lovely

Strong's Lexicon

na'iym: Pleasant, delightful, lovely

Original Word: נָעִים
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: na`iym
Pronunciation: nah-eem'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-eem')
Definition: Pleasant, delightful, lovely
Meaning: delightful

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָעַם (na'am), which means "to be pleasant" or "to be delightful."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2106 (εὐδοκέω, eudokeō): To be well pleased, to take delight

- G2134 (εὐάρεστος, euarestos): Well-pleasing, acceptable

Usage: The Hebrew word "na'iym" is used to describe something that is pleasing, agreeable, or delightful. It often conveys a sense of beauty or pleasantness that is both aesthetic and experiential. In the context of the Bible, it can refer to the pleasantness of a person, place, or experience, often highlighting the goodness and beauty of God's creation or the joy found in righteous living.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of pleasantness was closely tied to the idea of harmony and order, reflecting the goodness of God's creation. The Israelites valued beauty and pleasantness as reflections of divine favor and blessing. This term would have been understood in the context of a society that appreciated the aesthetic and moral dimensions of life, seeing them as interconnected.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. נָעִים adjective pleasant, delightful (poetry); — absolute ׳נ Proverbs 22:18 +; construct נְעִים 2 Samuel 23:1 plural נְעִמִים Psalm 16:6, נְעִימִם 2 Samuel 1:23, נְעִימִים Proverbs 23:8; feminine נְעִמוֺת Psalm 16:11; —

1 delightful בְּחַיֵּיהֶם ׳הַנֶּאֱהָבִים וְהַנּ 2 Samuel 1:23 (of Saul and Jonath.); of wealth, ׳הוֺן יָקָר וְנ Proverbs 24:4; words Proverbs 23:8; of acts, etc.: ׳מַהטּֿוֺב וּמַהנּֿ שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּםיָֿחַ֑ד Psalm 133:1; singing praises to ׳י, Psalm 135:3; Psalm 147:1; keeping wise teachings Proverbs 22:18; as substantive = delight יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטּוֺב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִים Job 36:11 (of earthly prosperity); of spiritual delights Psalm 16:6; Psalm 16:11.

2 lovely, beautiful (physically), Songs 1:16 ("" יָפֶה). — Psalm 81:3; 2 Samuel 23:1 see II. נָעִים below II. נעם.

II. נָעִים adjective perhaps singing, sweetly sounding, musical; — absolute ׳כִּנּוֺר נ Psalm 81:3 sweetly-sounding lyre; construct, as substantive, ׳נְעִים זְמִרוֺת יִשׂ 2 Samuel 23:1 Israel's sweet singer of songs (compare Dr^{2Samuel 8:10 Löhr}; ᵑ9 egregius psaltes Israel, and so Ges Ew and others, from I. נעם; joy of the songs of Israel HPS, compare Klo Kit).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

pleasanture, sweet

From na'em; delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative) -- pleasant(-ure), sweet.

see HEBREW na'em

Forms and Transliterations

בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃ בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים בנעימים׃ בנעמים הַנְּעִימִֽים׃ הנעימים׃ וְהַנְּעִימִם֙ וְנָעִֽים׃ וּנְעִ֖ים והנעימם ונעים ונעים׃ נְעִמ֖וֹת נָ֝עִים נָ֭עִים נָּעִ֑ים נָעִ֔ים נָעִ֣ים נָעִֽים׃ נעים נעים׃ נעמות ban·nə·‘i·mîm ban·nə·‘î·mîm bannə‘imîm bannə‘îmîm banneiMim han·nə·‘î·mîm hannə‘îmîm hanneiMim nā‘îm nā·‘îm naIm nə‘imōwṯ nə·‘i·mō·wṯ neiMot ū·nə·‘îm ūnə‘îm uneIm vehanneiMim venaIm wə·han·nə·‘î·mim wə·nā·‘îm wəhannə‘îmim wənā‘îm

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Englishman's Concordance

2 Samuel 1:23
HEB: וִיהוֹנָתָ֗ן הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים וְהַנְּעִימִם֙ בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם וּבְמוֹתָ֖ם
NAS: beloved and pleasant in their life,
KJV: [were] lovely and pleasant in their lives,
INT: and Jonathan beloved and pleasant their lives their death

2 Samuel 23:1
HEB: אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist
KJV: of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist
INT: of the God of Jacob and the sweet psalmist of Israel

Job 36:11
HEB: בַּטּ֑וֹב וּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗ם בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃
NAS: And their years in pleasures.
KJV: and their years in pleasures.
INT: prosperity and their years pleasures

Psalm 16:6
HEB: נָֽפְלוּ־ לִ֭י בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים אַף־ נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת
NAS: have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed,
KJV: are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly
INT: the lines have fallen pleasant Indeed my heritage

Psalm 16:11
HEB: אֶת־ פָּנֶ֑יךָ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃
NAS: In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
KJV: at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.
INT: of joy your presence are pleasures your right forever

Psalm 81:2
HEB: תֹ֑ף כִּנּ֖וֹר נָעִ֣ים עִם־ נָֽבֶל׃
NAS: the timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre
KJV: hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp
INT: the timbrel lyre the sweet with the harp

Psalm 133:1
HEB: טּ֭וֹב וּמַה־ נָּעִ֑ים שֶׁ֖בֶת אַחִ֣ים
NAS: and how pleasant it is For brothers
KJV: Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren
INT: good and how pleasant to dwell brothers

Psalm 135:3
HEB: לִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹ כִּ֣י נָעִֽים׃
NAS: to His name, for it is lovely.
KJV: unto his name; for [it is] pleasant.
INT: to his name for is lovely

Psalm 147:1
HEB: אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־ נָ֝עִים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃
NAS: to our God; For it is pleasant [and] praise
KJV: unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise
INT: to our God for is pleasant is becoming praise

Proverbs 22:18
HEB: כִּֽי־ נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־ תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם
NAS: For it will be pleasant if you keep
KJV: For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep
INT: if will be pleasant if keep

Proverbs 23:8
HEB: וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים׃
KJV: and lose thy sweet words.
INT: And waste words sweet

Proverbs 24:4
HEB: ה֖וֹן יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים׃
NAS: With all precious and pleasant riches.
KJV: with all precious and pleasant riches.
INT: riches precious and pleasant

Songs 1:16
HEB: דוֹדִי֙ אַ֣ף נָעִ֔ים אַף־ עַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ
NAS: [And] so pleasant! Indeed,
KJV: my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed
INT: are my beloved so pleasant Indeed our couch