What does נַעֲמָן (naʿămān) mean in the Bible?
נַעֲמָן (naʿămān): Pleasantness as tangible, sensory delight; beauty perceived concretely rather than abstractly valued
Hebrew · H5282
נַעֲמָן
Pleasantness (plural as concrete)
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נַעֲמָן H5282
Pronunciation naʿămān
What does נַעֲמָן (naʿămān) mean in the Bible?
נַעֲמָן (naʿămān): Pleasantness as tangible, sensory delight; beauty perceived concretely rather than abstractly valued
Full entry for נַעֲמָן (H5282) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H5282?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include delightful (1).
Where does נַעֲמָן (naʿămān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 17:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It delightful 1× Isaiah 17:10
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First aligned row Isaiah 17:10
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Isaiah 1
Source forms
נַעֲמָנִ֔ים 1x na·‘ă·mā·nîm Isaiah 17:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 17:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Pleasantness as tangible, sensory delight; beauty perceived concretely rather than abstractly valued
Source Gloss
pleasantness (plural as concrete)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Pleasantness as tangible, sensory delight; beauty perceived concretely rather than abstractly valued
pleasantness (plural as concrete) BDB: pleasantness Usage: pleasant.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נַעֲמָן is built from this root:
נָעֵם H5276
Part of These Phrases
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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