Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
habitation
Usage: 1) pasture, abode, abode of shepherd, habitation, meadow 1a) pasture, meadow 1b) abode
Strong's Number
H4999
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
5
Strong's H4999 Quick Answer
Strong's H4999 נָאָה (na'ah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. na'ah (naw-aw') n-f. 1. a home 2. (figuratively) a pasture It has 12 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include habitations and pleasant. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- na'ah (naw-aw') n-f. 1. a home 2. (figuratively) a pasture
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- habitations and pleasant
Meaning and Definition
na'ah (naw-aw') n-f. 1. a home 2. (figuratively) a pasture [from H4998] KJV: habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place. Root(s): H4998
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4999. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4999 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render na'ah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
habitations
Psalms 74:20
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pleasant
Jeremiah 23:10
How Strong's H4999 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4999 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4999 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4999.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
The LORD hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4999, grouped by book.
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4999 FAQ
What does naah (נָאָה) mean?
Naah (Strong's H4999) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pasture". na'ah (naw-aw') n-f. 1. a home 2. (figuratively) a pasture
How many times is naah (נָאָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H4999 across 5 books.
Where can I study naah (נָאָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4999 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate naah (נָאָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as habitations and pleasant. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.