Naam
na'-am (na`am): A son of Caleb (1Ch 4:15)
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Naamah (1)
na'-a-ma. (na`amah, "pleasant"; Noema):(1) Daughter of Lamech and Zillah, and sister of Tubal-cain (Ge 4:22; compare Josephus, Ant, I, ii, 2).(2) An Ammonitish woman whom Solomo...
Naamah (2)
(1) One of a group of 16 lowland (Shephelah) cities forming part of Judah's inheritance (Jos 15:41).(2) The home of Zophar, one of Job's friends (Job 2:11, etc.).SeeNAAMATHITE.
Naaman
na'-a-man (na`aman, "pleasantness"; Septuagint; Codices Vaticanus and Alexandrinus Naiman; so Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek in the New Testament; Textus Receptus...
Naamathite
na'-a-ma-thit, na-am'-a-thit (na`amdthi, "a dweller in Naaman"; ho M(e)inaion basileus): The description of Zophar, one of Job's friends (Job 2:11;11:1;20:1, etc.). Naamah is to...
Naamite
na'-a-mit (ha-na`ami, "the Naamite"): A family which traced its descent from Naaman (Nu 26:40).See NAAMAN, (2).
Naarah (1)
na'-a-ra (na`arah, "a girl"): One of the two wives of Ashhur, father of Tekoa (1Ch 4:5).
Naarah (2)
na`arah; Codex Vaticanus hai komai auton; Codex Alexandrinus Naaratha; the King James Version Naarath): A town in the territory of Ephraim (Jos 16:7). It appears as "Naaran" in1...
Naarai
na'-a-ri (na`aray): Son of Ezbai, one of David's heroes (1Ch 11:37). In the parallel passage (2Sa 23:35), he is called "Paarai the Arbite." The true forms of the name and descri...
Naaran; Narath
na'-a-ran, na'-a-rath (na`aran, na`arath). seeNAARAH.
Naashon; Naason; Naasson
na'-a-shon, na-ash'-on, na'-a-son, na-as'-on (Naasson): the King James Version Greek form of "Nahshon" (thus, the Revised Version (British and American)) (Mt 1:4;Lu 3:32).
Naathus
na'-a-thus (Naathos): One of the sons of Addi who put away his foreign wife (1 Esdras 9:31). It apparently corresponds to "Adna" ofEzr 10:30, of which it is a transposition. Cod...
Nabal
na'-bal (nabhal, "foolish" or "wicked"; Nabal): A wealthy man of Maon in the highlands of Judah, not far from Hebron, owner of many sheep and goats which he pastured around Carm...
Nabarias
nab-a-ri'-as (Nabarias B, Nabareias): One of those who stood upon Ezra's left hand as he expounded the Law (1 Esdras 9:44). Esdras (loc. cit.) gives only 6 names, whereas Nehemi...
Nabataeans; Nabathaeans
nab-a-te'-anz, nab-a-the'-anz (Nabataioi; in 1 Macc 5:25 Codex Sinaiticus reads anabatais hoi, V, Anabattaiois; the King James Version Nabathites, more correctly "Nabataeans"):1...
Nabathites
nab'-a-thits: the King James Version equals the Revised Version (British and American) "Nabathaeans."
Naboth
na'-both, na'-both (nabhoth, from nubh, "a sprout"; Nabouthai): The owner of a vineyard contiguous to the palace of King Ahab. The king desired, by purchase or exchange, to add ...
Nabuchodonosor
nab-u-ko-don'-o-sor (Nabouchodonosor): Septuagint and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) form of "Nebuchadnezzar" ("Nebuchadrezzar") found in the King James Version of...
Nachor
na'-kor (Nachor) the King James Version; Greek form of "Nahor" (thus the Revised Version (British and American)). Grandfather of Abraham (Lu 3:34).
Nacon, The Threshing Floor Of
na'-kon, (nakhon; the King James Version Nachon): The place where Uzzah was smitten for putting forth his hand to steady the ark, hence, called afterward "Perezuzzah" (2Sa 6:8);...
Nadab
na'-dab (nadhabh, "noble"; Nadab):(1) Aaron's first-born son (Ex 6:23;Nu 3:2;26:60;1Ch 6:3(Hebrew 5:29); 24:1). He was permitted with Moses, Aaron, the 70 elders, and his brothe...
Nadabath
na'-da-bath (Nadabath; the King James Version Nadabatha, na-dab'-a-tha): A city East of the Jordan from which the wedding party of Jambri were coming when Jonathan and Simon att...
Naggai
nag'-i, nag'-a-i (Naggai; the King James Version Nagge): InLu 3:25, the Greek form of the Hebrew nameNOGAH(which see).
Nahalal
na'-hal-al (nachalal; Codex Vaticanus, Baithman; Codex Alexandrinus Naalol, and other forms): A city in the territory of Zebulun assigned with its suburbs to the Merarite Levite...
Nahaliel
na-ha'-li-el, na-hal'-i-el (nachali'el, "torrent valley of God"; Codex Vaticanus Manael; Codex Alexandrinus Naaliel): A place where Israel encamped on the way from Arnon to Jeri...
Nahallal; Nahalol
na-hal'-al, na'-ha-lol.SeeNAHALAL.
Naham
na'-ham (nacham, "comfort"): A Judahite chieftain, father of Keilah the Garmite (1Ch 4:19); the passage is obscure.