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Strong's H5281 נׇעֳמִי (noomi)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5281 — hypomone (“enduring”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5281
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 1

Strong's H5281 Quick Answer

Strong's H5281 נָעֳמִי (No`omiy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. No`omiy (no-om-ee') n/p. 1. pleasant 2. Noomi, an Israelitess It has 20 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include naomi and naomi's. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
No`omiy (no-om-ee') n/p. 1. pleasant 2. Noomi, an Israelitess
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
naomi and naomi's

Meaning and Definition

No`omiy (no-om-ee') n/p. 1. pleasant 2. Noomi, an Israelitess [from H5278] KJV: Naomi. Root(s): H5278

Original Word
נָעֳמִי
Transliteration
No`omiy
Derivation
First root strongs: 5278
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5281. 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)

Naomi

Usage: A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Elimelech (H0458); mother of: Mahlon (H4248) and Chilion (H3630); also called Mara at Rut.1.20; Also named: ma.ra (מָרָא "Mara" H4755) § Naomi = "my delight" wife of Elimelech, mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah

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How Strong's H5281 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render No`omiy, 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.

Naomi Ruth 1:2 19× Naomi's Ruth 1:3

How Strong's H5281 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 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5281 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 H5281 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Ruth 1:2 KJV

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

Ruth 1:3 KJV

And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

Ruth 1:8 KJV

And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5281.

Ruth 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
Ruth 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Ruth 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Ruth 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
Ruth 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
Ruth 1:20 Old Testament, KJV
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Ruth 1:21 Old Testament, KJV
I went out full and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
Ruth 1:22 Old Testament, KJV
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
Ruth 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Ruth 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
Ruth 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
Ruth 2:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
Ruth 2:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
Ruth 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
Ruth 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
Ruth 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
Ruth 4:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
Ruth 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
Ruth 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
Ruth 4:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5281, grouped by book.

Ruth 20 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5281 FAQ

What does noomi (נׇעֳמִי) mean?

Noomi (Strong's H5281) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Naomi". No`omiy (no-om-ee') n/p. 1. pleasant 2. Noomi, an Israelitess

How many times is noomi (נׇעֳמִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H5281 across 1 book.

Where can I study noomi (נׇעֳמִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5281 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate noomi (נׇעֳמִי)?

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