נָאוֶה naeh
Hebrew word for “lovely” · Strong’s H5000 · used 10 times in 10 verses
Meaning
1) comely, beautiful, seemly; 1a) comely, beautiful; 1b) seemly
How it is translated
Glosses given for naeh in context, with how often each is used:
- lovely 4
- suitable 3
- fitting 2
- beautiful one 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Song of Solomon | 4 | 3.2 | |
| Proverbs | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 33 (1), Psalms 147 (1), Proverbs 17 (1), Proverbs 19 (1), Proverbs 26 (1), Song of Solomon 1 (1), Song of Solomon 2 (1), Song of Solomon 4 (1), Song of Solomon 6 (1), Jeremiah 6 (1)
Forms
- נאוה 8
- ונאוה 1
- הנוה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with naeh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- תְּהִלָּה tehillah “praise” 2
- כְּסִיל kesil “fool” 2
- אַף aph “also” 2
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 2
- בַּת bat “daughter” 2
- יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 2
Key verses
The verses using naeh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 33:1 — Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
- Psalms 147:1 — Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
- Proverbs 17:7 — Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
- Proverbs 19:10 — Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- Proverbs 26:1 — As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
- Song of Solomon 1:5 — I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
- Song of Solomon 2:14 — O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice,…
- Song of Solomon 4:3 — Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
- Song of Solomon 6:4 — Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
- Jeremiah 6:2 — I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
See all 10 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.