What does נָוֶה (nāweh) mean in the Bible?
נָוֶה (nāweh): A dwelling that conveys both physical shelter and aesthetic beauty, suggesting contentment and proper order.
Hebrew · H5116
נָוֶה
(Adjectively) at home ; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely ; also (noun) a home , of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals ( den )
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נָוֶה H5116
Pronunciation nāweh
What does נָוֶה (nāweh) mean in the Bible?
נָוֶה (nāweh): A dwelling that conveys both physical shelter and aesthetic beauty, suggesting contentment and proper order.
Full entry for נָוֶה (H5116) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5116?
The BSB source-word alignment has 37 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include their pasture (3), a pasture (2), his homeland (2), His pasture (2), pasture (2).
Where does נָוֶה (nāweh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (11), Isaiah (6), Job (4), Ezekiel (3).
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 their pasture 3× Jeremiah 23:3, Jeremiah 49:20, Jeremiah 50:45
a pasture 2× Isaiah 65:10, Ezekiel 25:5
his homeland 2× Psalms 79:7, Jeremiah 10:25
His pasture 2× Jeremiah 25:30, Jeremiah 50:19
pasture 2× Isaiah 33:20, Jeremiah 50:7
the pasture 2× 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Chronicles 17:7
the watered pasture 2× Jeremiah 49:19, Jeremiah 50:44
[a land of] pastures 1× Zephaniah 2:6
a haunt 1× Isaiah 34:13
a homestead 1× Isaiah 27:10
are in the dwelling 1× Proverbs 21:20
dwelling 1× Exodus 15:13
dwelling place 1× Jeremiah 31:23
estate 1× Job 8:6
grazing land 1× Ezekiel 34:14
haunts 1× Psalms 74:20
his dwelling 1× Job 18:15
His dwelling place {again} 1× 2 Samuel 15:25
his house 1× Job 5:3
in a meadow 1× Hosea 9:13
In the haunt 1× Isaiah 35:7
near the dwelling 1× Proverbs 24:15
pastures 1× Jeremiah 33:12
place 1× Isaiah 32:18
she who waits 1× Psalms 68:12
the dwellings 1× Lamentations 2:2
the home 1× Proverbs 3:33
their grazing land 1× Ezekiel 34:14
your home 1× Job 5:24
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 15:13 נְוֵ֥ה to dwelling Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 7:8 הַנָּוֶ֔ה to the pasture Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 15:25 נָוֵֽהוּ׃ to His dwelling place {again} Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1 Chronicles 17:7 הַנָּוֶ֔ה to the pasture Article | Noun - masculine singular Job 5:3 נָוֵ֣הוּ to his house Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Job 5:24 נָ֝וְךָ to your home Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Job 8:6 נְוַ֣ת to estate Noun - feminine singular construct Job 18:15 נָוֵ֣הוּ to his dwelling Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 68:12 וּנְוַת to she who waits Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 74:20 נְא֣וֹת to haunts Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 15:13
Aligned rows 37
Books represented 12
Exodus 1 2 Samuel 2 1 Chronicles 1 Job 4 Psalms 3 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 11 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 3 Hosea 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
נְוֵ֣ה 4x nə·wêh Isaiah 34:13, Jeremiah 33:12, Jeremiah 49:19, Jeremiah 50:44
בִּנְוֵ֣ה 2x bin·wêh Proverbs 21:20, Isaiah 32:18
הַנָּוֶ֔ה 2x han·nā·weh 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Chronicles 17:7
לִנְוֵ֣ה 2x lin·wêh Proverbs 24:15, Ezekiel 25:5
נְא֣וֹת 2x nə·’ō·wṯ Psalms 74:20, Lamentations 2:2
נְוֵה־ 2x nə·wêh- Jeremiah 31:23, Jeremiah 50:7
נָוֵ֣הוּ 2x nā·wê·hū Job 5:3, Job 18:15
נָוֵ֔הוּ 2x nā·wê·hū Jeremiah 25:30, Jeremiah 50:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 7x Exodus 15:13, Isaiah 34:13, Jeremiah 31:23, Jeremiah 33:12
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 7x 2 Samuel 15:25, Job 5:3, Job 18:15, Psalms 79:7
Noun - masculine singular 3x Isaiah 27:10, Isaiah 33:20, Jeremiah 50:45
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Proverbs 21:20, Isaiah 32:18, Isaiah 35:7
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Proverbs 24:15, Isaiah 65:10, Ezekiel 25:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Chronicles 17:7
Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Psalms 74:20, Lamentations 2:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2x Jeremiah 49:20, Ezekiel 34:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A dwelling that conveys both physical shelter and aesthetic beauty, suggesting contentment and proper order.
Source Gloss
(adjectively) at home ; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely ; also (noun) a home , of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals ( den )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A dwelling that conveys both physical shelter and aesthetic beauty, suggesting contentment and proper order.
(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den) BDB: dwelling Usage: comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A residence or home, particularly in context of entering someone's house
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Word Origins
נָוֶה is built from this root:
נָוָה H5115
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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