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Naamah — the meaning of the Hebrew name נַעֲמָה

נַעֲמָה

Naʻămâh · pronounced nah-am-aw' · Strong's H5279 · a woman and a place

Naamah means pleasantness.

Built from

נַעַם Naʻam (feminine of, H5277) — pleasure open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

feminine of H5277; pleasantness; Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 4:22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Naamah

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Genesis, Joshua, 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles

Gen 4:22Josh 15:411Kgs 14:211Kgs 14:312Chr 12:13

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