נָוָה naah
Hebrew word for “habitation” · Strong’s H4999 · used 12 times in 12 verses
Meaning
1) pasture, abode, abode of shepherd, habitation, meadow; 1a) pasture, meadow; 1b) abode
How it is translated
Glosses given for naah in context, with how often each is used:
- pastures 10
- settlements 2
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Joel | 3 | 3.1 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Joel 1 (2), Psalms 23 (1), Psalms 65 (1), Psalms 74 (1), Psalms 83 (1), Jeremiah 9 (1), Jeremiah 23 (1), Jeremiah 25 (1), Lamentations 2 (1), Joel 2 (1)
Forms
- נאות 11
- בנאות 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with naah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מִדְבָּר midbar “wilderness” 6
- יָבֵשׁ yavesh “to wither” 3
- בְּהֵמָה behemah “animal” 3
- שָׂדֶה sadeh “land” 3
- אָבַל aval “to mourn” 2
- מָלֵא male “to fill” 2
- עֵץ ets “tree” 2
- אֵשׁ esh “fire” 2
- קוֹל qol “voice” 2
- מַי mayim “water” 2
- נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 2
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 2
Key verses
The verses using naah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 23:2 — He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
- Psalms 65:12 — They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
- Psalms 74:20 — Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
- Psalms 83:12 — Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
- Jeremiah 9:10 — For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can…
- Jeremiah 23:10 — For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil,…
- Jeremiah 25:37 — And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
- Lamentations 2:2 — The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he…
- Joel 1:19 — O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
- Joel 1:20 — The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
- Joel 2:22 — Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their…
- Amos 1:2 — And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall…
See all 12 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.