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נָוִית

𐤍𐤅𐤉𐤕

Navit

H5121 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A specific place name appearing in biblical texts, denoting a habitation or settlement. Refers to a location associated with a dwelling or residence. In scriptural context, 'Navīth' is particularly connected to the area in Ramah where the prophetic community, or 'company of prophets', gathered during the time of Samuel.

Semantic Range

a habitation, a dwelling-place, residence, specifically the prophetic settlement or community at Ramah; place name designating a prophetic community or settlement

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root נָוָה (n-w-h), meaning 'to dwell, abide, reside'. The -ית (-ith) feminine ending likely marks it as a designation of a place related to habitation or residence. Thus, נָוִית (Navīth) structurally means 'place of dwelling' or 'residence'.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name is best preserved in passages such as 1 Samuel 19–20, sometimes appearing as 'Naioth in Ramah.' The consistent contextual association is with the company or community of prophets who assembled there under Samuel’s leadership. English translations often use 'Naioth' following traditional Jewish and Christian renderings. The term does not refer to an ordinary residence or settlement, but to a specific locale within Ramah notable for its prophetic activity during the monarchic period. Later lexical and translation traditions sometimes use the word to mean simply 'dwellings', though the biblical context strongly emphasizes its function as a unique gathering place. The modern English 'Jew' is not appropriate here, as inhabitants or participants at נָוִית were Israelites, specifically during the early monarchy. The term is not attested elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible as a proper noun and should not be confused with generic terms for residence.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from נָוָה; residence; Navith, a place in Palestine; Naioth (from the margin).

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

נוה (Navit) — to dwell, to rest, to establish a dwelling

Root נוה to dwell, reside, abide
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H5115 נָוָה and I will cause him to dwell
H5116 נָוֶה in a pleasant abode

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H5121-01 בְּ/נָֽיוֹת benayot HR/Np in Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit 4
H5121-06 ב/נוית vnvyt HR/Np in Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit 4
H5121-02 מִ/נָּי֖וֹת minayot HR/Np in Naioth from the Dwelling-Settlement from Navit 1
H5121-03 מ/נוות mnvvt HR/Np from Naioth Dwelling-Place from Navit 1
H5121-04 נָי֖וֹת nayot HNp Naioth Dwellings Navit 1
H5121-05 נוית nvyt HNp Naioth Dwelling-Place Navit 1

Occurrences in Scripture

12 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H5121-06 1 Samuel 19:18 ב/נוית vnvyt HR/Np in Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit
H5121-01 1 Samuel 19:18 בְּ/נָֽיוֹת benayot HR/Np in Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit
H5121-06 1 Samuel 19:19 ב/נוית vnvyt HR/Np in Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit
H5121-01 1 Samuel 19:19 בְּ/נָי֖וֹת benayot HR/Np in Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit
H5121-06 1 Samuel 19:22 ב/נוית vnvyt HR/Np in Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit
H5121-01 1 Samuel 19:22 בְּ/נָי֥וֹת benayot HR/Np in Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit
H5121-05 1 Samuel 19:23 נוית nvyt HNp Naioth Dwelling-Place Navit
H5121-04 1 Samuel 19:23 נָי֖וֹת nayot HNp Naioth Dwellings Navit
H5121-06 1 Samuel 19:23 ב/נוית vnvyt HR/Np Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit
H5121-01 1 Samuel 19:23 בְּ/נָי֥וֹת benayot HR/Np Naioth in the Dwelling-Place in Navit
H5121-03 1 Samuel 20:1 מ/נוות mnvvt HR/Np from Naioth Dwelling-Place from Navit
H5121-02 1 Samuel 20:1 מִ/נָּי֖וֹת minayot HR/Np in Naioth from the Dwelling-Settlement from Navit
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