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Be lovely

נָאָהStrong’s H4998

naah (na-ah)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Naah is the Hebrew word usually translated “are beautiful” and “it is befitting”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.”
Psalms 93:5 KJV
Meaning
  1. To be comely, be beautiful, be befitting(Pilpel)
How it's translated
  • they are beautiful 2
  • it is befitting 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Psalms 1
  • Song of Solomon 1
  • Isaiah 1

3 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

נָאָה naah · be lovely

1) to be comely, be beautiful, be befitting 1a) (Pilpel) 1a1) to be comely 1a2) to be befitting

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.