נָאָה nâʼâh — properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful
Translated in the KJV as be beautiful, become, be comely.
a primitive root; properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful.
nâʼâh in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Perfect (qatal) 2
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Niph'al
Perfect (qatal) 1
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›