Strong's Lexicon

H4998

H4998 — נָאָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewna'ahverbOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1271

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4998
Word:	נָאָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	na'ah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	naw-aw'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to be at home 2. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful
KJV Renderings:	be beautiful, become, be comely.

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[נָאָה] verb only Pi`lel be comely, befitting (Thes Ol^{§ 251 a, 187 a} Sta^{§ 416 b} Ges^{«GKC:2»§ 2}. R. 4 SS Bae^{Psalm 33:1} > AE Ki Hartm^{Plurilit.-bildungen (1875) 13 ff.} Nö^{ZMG xxx. 1876, 185} Now Hup^{Psalm 31:1. 93, 5} Buhl Niph`al √ I. אוה desire, i.e. desirable, beautiful; Late Hebrew נאה Pi`el Hithpa`el; ᵑ7 נוֺאִי beauty); —

Pi`lel Perfect נַאֲוָה Ps 93:5 (so van d. H Ginsb; Masora Baer De^{on the passage} נָָֽאֲוָה = נָאוָה see נָאוֶה adjective, but see Sta^{§ 155. b. n}); נָאווּ Isa 52:7; Song 1:10 (on form compare Ges^l.c.); —

1. be comely; of feet of messenger, (figurative) Isa 52:7 of cheeks Song 1:10.

2. be befitting: קֹֿדֶשׁ ׳ לְבֵיתְךָ נ Ps 93:5.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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