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Song of Solomon 1:10
“Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָאָהnâʼâh · naw-aw'
H4998 · Hebrew
H4998 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be beautiful, become, be comely.
- Grammar
- נָאו֤וּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 93:5Isaiah 52:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָאָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.