What does נָאָה (nāʾāh) mean in the Bible?
נָאָה (nāʾāh): Beauty rooted in fitness and belonging—what is rightly at home possesses inherent comeliness
Hebrew · H4998
נָאָה
Properly, to be at home , i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable ), i.e. beautiful
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נָאָהH4998
Pronunciationnāʾāh
What does נָאָה (nāʾāh) mean in the Bible?
נָאָה (nāʾāh): Beauty rooted in fitness and belonging—what is rightly at home possesses inherent comeliness
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How does the BSB render H4998?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include adorns (1), are beautiful (1), beautiful (1).
Where does נָאָה (nāʾāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 93:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1), Psalms (1), Song Of Solomon (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itadorns1×Psalms 93:5
are beautiful1×Song Of Solomon 1:10
beautiful1×Isaiah 52:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 93:5
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Psalms1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah1
Source forms
נַאֲוָה־1xna·’ă·wāh-Psalms 93:5
נָאו֤וּ1xnā·wūSong Of Solomon 1:10
נָּאו֨וּ1xnā·wūIsaiah 52:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural2xSong Of Solomon 1:10, Isaiah 52:7
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xPsalms 93:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Beauty rooted in fitness and belonging—what is rightly at home possesses inherent comeliness
Source Gloss
properly, to be at home , i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable ), i.e. beautiful
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Beauty rooted in fitness and belonging—what is rightly at home possesses inherent comeliness
properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful BDB: be comely Usage: be beautiful, become, be comely.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms3
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
PerfectIsa 52:7 · Song 1:102×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
PerfectPs 93:51×
Word Origins
נָאָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.