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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #5278 - נֹעַם
Transliteration
nôʻam
Phonetics
no'-am
Origin
from (H5276)
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
1384a
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- kindness, pleasantness, delightfulness, beauty, favour
- delightfulness
- symbolic name of one of two staves
- pleasantness
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results

ASV (7)
Psalms
2
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
BSB (7)
Psalms
2
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
CSB (7)
Psalms
2
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
ESV (7)
Psalms
2
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
KJV (7)
Psalms
2
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
LEB (7)
Psalms
2
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
LSB (7)
Psalms
2
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
N95 (5)
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
NAS (7)
Psalms
2
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (7)
Psalms
2
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
2
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
נֹ֫עַם noun masculine Psalm 90:17 delightfulness, pleasantness (Ecclus נועם תירוש Sirach 32:6); — ׳נ absolute Zechariah 11:7 4t.; construct Psalm 27:4; Psalm 90:17; —
1 delightfulness of ׳׃י contemplated in temple Psalm 27:4, shewn in his favour, אדניעָ֗֗֗לֵינוּ׳וִיהִי נ Psalm 90:17.
2 name of one of two symbolic staves Zechariah 11:7,10.
3 pleasantness, as defining Genitive: ׳דַּרְכֵינֿ Proverbs 3:17; ׳אִמְרֵינֿ Proverbs 15:26; Proverbs 16:24.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
נֹעַם m.
(1) pleasantness, Proverbs 3:17 אִמְרֵי נֹעַם pleasant, i.e. suitable, becoming words, Proverbs 15:26, 16:24.
(2) beauty, brightness; נֹעַם יְהֹוָה glory of Jehovah, Psalms 27:3 comp. טוּב יְהֹוָה verse 13 Psalms 27:13; Exodus 33:19.
(3) grace, favour, Psalms 90:17; Zechariah 11:7 (compare χάρις, gratia; Germ, Huld, from the word hold).
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List of Word Forms
בְּנֹֽעַם־ בנעם־ נֹ֑עַם נֹ֔עַם נֹ֙עַם֙ נֹ֤עַם נֹֽעַם׃ נעם נעם׃ bə·nō·‘am- bənō‘am- benoam nō‘am nō·‘am Noam