נָאָה
naa · be lovely
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4998 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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naa (נָאָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “be lovely”.
To be lovely or fitting; to suit, to become someone.
How to say it
na·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To be pleasing to see; to suit something.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Lovely ×1
- beautiful are ×1
- befits ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Psalms 93:5
Your testimonies are very firm; holiness befits your house, YHWH, for length of days.
- Song of Songs 1:10
Lovely are your cheeks with ornaments, your neck with necklaces.
- Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful are on the mountains the feet of the one who brings good news, who makes peace heard, who brings good news of good, who makes salvation heard, who says to Zion, “Your Elohim reigns!”