נַעֲמָה
na.a.mah
“Naamah”
Definition
Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine
feminine of H5277 (נַעַם); pleasantness;
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Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Feminine)
N:N-F-P
Proper Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
נַעֲמָה appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
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