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Strong's H5279 נַעֲמָה (naamah)

Na`amah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5279 — hypomimnesko (“put in mind”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5279
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 5
Books 4

Strong's H5279 Quick Answer

Strong's H5279 נַעֲמָה (Na`amah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Na`amah (nah-am-aw') n/p. 1. pleasantness 2. Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Israel It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include naamah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Na`amah (nah-am-aw') n/p. 1. pleasantness 2. Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Israel
Usage
5 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
naamah

Meaning and Definition

Na`amah (nah-am-aw') n/p. 1. pleasantness 2. Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Israel [feminine of H5277] KJV: Naamah. Root(s): H5277

Original Word
נַעֲמָה
Transliteration
Na`amah
Derivation
First root strongs: 5277
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5279. 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)

Naamah

Usage: A woman of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.14.21; married to Solomon (H8010); mother of: Rehoboam (H7346) § Naamah = "loveliness" 1) daughter of Lamech by his wife Zillah and sister of Tubal-cain in the days before the flood 2) the Ammonite wife of Solomon and mother of king Rehoboam of Judah

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How Strong's H5279 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Na`amah, 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.

Naamah Genesis 4:22

How Strong's H5279 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 5 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5279 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 H5279 in the Old Testament

5 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 4:22 KJV

And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.

Joshua 15:41 KJV

And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

1 Kings 14:21 KJV

And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

Usage Excerpts

First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5279.

Genesis 4:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
Joshua 15:41 Old Testament, KJV
And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
1 Kings 14:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
1 Kings 14:31 Old Testament, KJV
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 12:13 Old Testament, KJV
So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5279, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5279 FAQ

What does naamah (נַעֲמָה) mean?

Naamah (Strong's H5279) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Naamah". Na`amah (nah-am-aw') n/p. 1. pleasantness 2. Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Israel

How many times is naamah (נַעֲמָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H5279 across 4 books.

Where can I study naamah (נַעֲמָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5279 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate naamah (נַעֲמָה)?

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