Be pleasant
נָעֵםStrong’s H5276naem (na-em)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Naem is the Hebrew word usually translated “it will be pleasant”, “it was pleasant” and “were pleasant”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.”
Meaning
- (Qal) to be pleasant, be beautiful, be sweet, be delightful, be lovely
How it's translated
- it will be pleasant 2
- it was pleasant 1
- you were pleasant 1
- they are pleasant 1
- it is delightful 1
- you are lovely 1
- are you lovely 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 3
- Genesis 1
- 2 Samuel 1
- Psalms 1
- Song of Solomon 1
- Ezekiel 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 1:26I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
- Psalms 141:6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
- Proverbs 2:10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
- Proverbs 9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
- Proverbs 24:25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
- Song of Solomon 7:6How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
Hebrew dictionary
נָעֵם naem · be pleasant
(Qal) to be pleasant, be beautiful, be sweet, be delightful, be lovely
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.