Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
pleasantness
Usage: 1) kindness, pleasantness, delightfulness, beauty, favour 1a) delightfulness 1b) symbolic name of one of two staves 1c) pleasantness
Strong's Number
H5278
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
3
Strong's H5278 Quick Answer
Strong's H5278 נוֹעַם (no`am) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. no`am (no'-am) n-m. 1. agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace [from H5276] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include beauty and pleasant. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- no`am (no'-am) n-m. 1. agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace [from H5276]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- beauty and pleasant
Meaning and Definition
no`am (no'-am) n-m. 1. agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace [from H5276] KJV: beauty, pleasant(-ness). Root(s): H5276
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5278. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5278 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render no`am, 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.
beauty
Psalms 27:4
4×
pleasant
Proverbs 15:26
2×
How Strong's H5278 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5278 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 H5278 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5278.
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5278, grouped by book.
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5278 FAQ
What does noam (נֹעַם) mean?
Noam (Strong's H5278) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "beauty". no`am (no'-am) n-m. 1. agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace [from H5276]
How many times is noam (נֹעַם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H5278 across 3 books.
Where can I study noam (נֹעַם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5278 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate noam (נֹעַם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as beauty and pleasant. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.