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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נָאָה H4998
Pronunciation nāʾāh
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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Questions this entry answers
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 It adorns 1× Psalms 93:5
are beautiful 1× Song Of Solomon 1:10
beautiful 1× Isaiah 52:7
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Usage map
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First aligned row Psalms 93:5
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
נַאֲוָה־ 1x na·’ă·wāh- Psalms 93:5
נָאו֤וּ 1x nā·wū Song Of Solomon 1:10
נָּאו֨וּ 1x nā·wū Isaiah 52:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Song Of Solomon 1:10, Isaiah 52:7
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 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 definition Source: 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Isa 52:7 · Song 1:10 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Ps 93:5 1×
Word Origins
נָאָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain