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Strong's H5116 נָוֶה (naveh)

Naveh means “comely” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5116 — topazion (“topaz”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5116
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 34
Books 11

Strong's H5116 Quick Answer

Strong's H5116 נָוֶה נָוָה (naveh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. naveh (naw-veh') (or (feminine) navah {naw-vaw'}) adj. 1. (adjectively) at home 2. (by implication of satisfaction) lovely It has 34 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include god and home. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
naveh (naw-veh') (or (feminine) navah {naw-vaw'}) adj. 1. (adjectively) at home 2. (by implication of satisfaction) lovely
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
god and home

Meaning and Definition

naveh (naw-veh') (or (feminine) navah {naw-vaw'}) adj. 1. (adjectively) at home 2. (by implication of satisfaction) lovely 3. (as noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den) [from H5115] KJV: comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried. Root(s): H5115

Original Word
נָוֶה נָוָה
Transliteration
naveh
Derivation
Root: נוה First root strongs: 5115
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5116. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

pasture

Usage: 1) abode, habitation, abode of shepherds or flocks, pasture 1a) abode (of sheep) 1b) abode (of shepherds) 1c) meadow 1d) habitation

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How Strong's H5116 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render naveh, 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.

How Strong's H5116 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 34 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5116 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 H5116 in the Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 15:13 KJV

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

2 Samuel 7:8 KJV

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

2 Samuel 15:25 KJV

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5116.

Exodus 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
2 Samuel 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
2 Samuel 15:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:
1 Chronicles 17:7 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:
Job 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Job 5:24 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
Job 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Job 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
Psalms 68:12 Old Testament, KJV
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
Psalms 79:7 Old Testament, KJV
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
Proverbs 3:33 Old Testament, KJV
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
Proverbs 21:20 Old Testament, KJV
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Proverbs 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
Isaiah 27:10 Old Testament, KJV
Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
Isaiah 32:18 Old Testament, KJV
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
Isaiah 33:20 Old Testament, KJV
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Isaiah 34:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
Isaiah 35:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
Isaiah 65:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
Jeremiah 10:25 Old Testament, KJV
Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.
Jeremiah 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
Jeremiah 25:30 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
Jeremiah 31:23 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
Jeremiah 33:12 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
Jeremiah 49:19 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Jeremiah 49:20 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
Jeremiah 50:7 Old Testament, KJV
All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
Jeremiah 50:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
Jeremiah 50:44 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Jeremiah 50:45 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
Ezekiel 25:5 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 34:14 Old Testament, KJV
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
Hosea 9:13 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
Zephaniah 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5116, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 11 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5116 FAQ

What does naveh (נָוֶה) mean?

Naveh (Strong's H5116) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "comely". naveh (naw-veh') (or (feminine) navah {naw-vaw'}) adj. 1. (adjectively) at home 2. (by implication of satisfaction) lovely

How many times is naveh (נָוֶה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's H5116 across 11 books.

Where can I study naveh (נָוֶה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5116 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate naveh (נָוֶה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as god and home. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.