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Naioth
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or Place in which David and Samuel took refuge when the former was pursued by Saul (1 Samuel 19:18 et seq., 20:1). The meaning of the name as well as the nature of the place is doubtful: the "ketib" is 
, of disputed vocalization; the "ḳere" is 
, giving "of Naioth" (A. V.). Further, this name is, except in 1 Samuel 19:18, always followed by 
(= "in Ramah"); and the Septuagint supplies the á¼Î½ Ῥαμά in this instance. It is evident therefore that Naioth was not a city, since it was in the city Ramah, although this objection has been refuted by Ewald ("Gesch." 3:49), who explains 
as "near Ramah." It may be that the name is a plural form meaning "habitations"; this view seems to have been taken by the Targum of Jonathan, which renders it 
(= "house of instruction"). Thus, Naioth was a kind of cenobium, containing several apartments.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Naioth'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/n/naioth.html. 1901.
