נָעִים naim

Hebrew word for “pleasant” · Strong’s H5273 · used 13 times in 13 verses

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Meaning

1) pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable; 1a) delightful; 1b) lovely, beautiful (physical)

Senses in the lexicon

• pleasant (11)
• musical (2)

How it is translated

Glosses given for naim in context, with how often each is used:

• pleasant 8
• pleasant things 2
• pleasant places 1
• will be pleasant 1
• pleasant one 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 16 (2), 2 Samuel 1 (1), 2 Samuel 23 (1), Job 36 (1), Psalms 81 (1), Psalms 133 (1), Psalms 135 (1), Psalms 147 (1), Proverbs 22 (1), Proverbs 23 (1)

Forms

• נעים 6
• ונעים 2
• והנעימם 1
• בנעימים 1
• בנעמים 1
• נעמות 1
• הנעימים 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with naim more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• טוֹב tov “pleasant” 4
• זָמַר zamar “to sing” 2
• יָהּ yah “LORD” 2
• אַף aph “also” 2
• יָחְדָּו yachdav “together” 2
• הָלַל halal “to boast” 2
• חַי chay “alive” 2
• דָּוִד david “David” 2
• דָּבָר davar “word” 2

Key verses

The verses using naim that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 2 Samuel 1:23 — Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than…
• 2 Samuel 23:1 — Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet…
• Job 36:11 — If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
• Psalms 16:6 — The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
• Psalms 16:11 — Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
• Psalms 81:2 — Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
• Psalms 133:1 — [A Song of degrees of David.] Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
• Psalms 135:3 — Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
• 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 22:18 — For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
• Proverbs 24:4 — And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
• Song of Solomon 1:16 — Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

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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.