Hebrew · H4998 · unreviewed

נָאָה

Properly, to be at home , i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable ), i.e. beautiful

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נָאָה H4998
Pronunciation nāʾāh

What does נָאָה (nāʾāh) mean in the Bible?

נָאָה (nāʾāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to be at home , i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable ), i.e. beautiful". properly, to be at home, i.

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Meaning

properly, to be at home , i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable ), i.e. beautiful
Extended definition

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.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Perfect Isa 52:7 · Song 1:10
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Perfect Ps 93:5
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