What does נֹעַם (bənō‘am) mean in the Bible?
נֹעַם (bənō‘am): Aesthetic and relational quality that evokes delight; combines beauty with emotional appeal and divine favor.
Hebrew · H5278
נֹעַם
Agreeableness , i.e. delight , suitableness , splendor or grace
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נֹעַם H5278
Pronunciation bənō‘am
What does נֹעַם (bənō‘am) mean in the Bible?
נֹעַם (bənō‘am): Aesthetic and relational quality that evokes delight; combines beauty with emotional appeal and divine favor.
Full entry for נֹעַם (H5278) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5278?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are pleasant (1), are pleasant [to Him] (1), called Favor (1), Favor (1), May the favor (1).
Where does נֹעַם (bənō‘am) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 27:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Psalms (2), Zechariah (2).
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 are pleasant 1× Proverbs 3:17
are pleasant [to Him] 1× Proverbs 15:26
called Favor 1× Zechariah 11:10
Favor 1× Zechariah 11:7
May the favor 1× Psalms 90:17
on the beauty 1× Psalms 27:4
Pleasant 1× Proverbs 16:24
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 27:4 בְּנֹֽעַם־ to on the beauty Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 90:17 נֹ֤עַם to May the favor Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 3:17 נֹ֑עַם to are pleasant Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 15:26 נֹֽעַם׃ to are pleasant [to Him] Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 16:24 נֹ֑עַם to Pleasant Noun - masculine singular Zechariah 11:7 נֹ֙עַם֙ to Favor Noun - masculine singular Zechariah 11:10 נֹ֔עַם to called Favor Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 27:4
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Psalms 2 Proverbs 3 Zechariah 2
Source forms
נֹ֑עַם 2x nō·‘am Proverbs 3:17, Proverbs 16:24
בְּנֹֽעַם־ 1x bə·nō·‘am- Psalms 27:4
נֹ֤עַם 1x nō·‘am Psalms 90:17
נֹ֙עַם֙ 1x nō·‘am Zechariah 11:7
נֹ֔עַם 1x nō·‘am Zechariah 11:10
נֹֽעַם׃ 1x nō·‘am Proverbs 15:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Proverbs 3:17, Proverbs 15:26, Proverbs 16:24, Zechariah 11:7
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 90:17
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 27:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Aesthetic and relational quality that evokes delight; combines beauty with emotional appeal and divine favor.
Source Gloss
agreeableness , i.e. delight , suitableness , splendor or grace
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Aesthetic and relational quality that evokes delight; combines beauty with emotional appeal and divine favor.
agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace BDB: delightfulness Usage: beauty, pleasant(-ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
On the beauty; delightfulness; kindness; the pleasantness of God's character and presence
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נֹעַם is built from this root:
נָעֵם H5276
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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