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נַעֲמִי

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Naami

H5280 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נעם to be pleasant, delightful, sweet

Definition

A member or descendant of Naʻaman; specifically, an individual belonging to the clan or lineage that traces its ancestry to Naʻaman. Used as a gentilic name to identify families or groups within the Israelite tribal system who are descendants of an individual named Naʻaman (see Numbers 26:40). This form designates a clan or subgroup within a larger tribe, not an individual personal name.

Semantic Range

descendant of Naʻaman, member of the Naamite clan, sub-tribal group among the Benjaminites

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root נעם (n-ʻ-m), meaning 'to be pleasant, delightful, sweet.' The specific formation נַעֲמִי (Naʻămîy) is a gentilic adjective formed from the proper name נַעֲמָן (Naʻaman), which itself is a personal name built from this root. Thus, נַעֲמִי is not used for the root meaning but for clan identification, indicating 'belonging to Naʻaman.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Israelite genealogical framework, especially in the context of census lists (notably Numbers 26), clan names often derive from a progenitor's name with an -i (-ִי) ending to form a gentilic, describing descendants of that ancestor (comparable to similarly formed English family or clan names—e.g., 'Davidite'). נַעֲמִי thus specifically refers to descendants or the clan linked to Naʻaman, who was a son of Benjamin. This term should not be confused with the personal feminine name נָעֳמִי (Naʻomîy, e.g., Ruth's mother-in-law), which shares the root but differs in formation, gender, and usage. The English KJV translation 'Naamites' represents the collective clan but does not distinguish the biblical tribal structures apparent in the underlying Hebrew.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

patronymic from נַעֲמָן; a Naamanite, or descendant of Naaman (collectively); Naamites.

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Root Family

נעם (n-ʿ-m) — pleasantness, delightfulness, sweetness

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4516 מַנְעַם in their delights
H5273 נָעִים in pleasant ones
H5276 נָעֵם you were pleasant
H5277 נַעַם and Pleasantness
H5278 נֹעַם in pleasantness of

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5280-01 הַֽ/נַּעֲמִֽי hanaami HTd/Ngmsa the Naamite the Naamanite clansman 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5280-01 Numbers 26:40 הַֽ/נַּעֲמִֽי hanaami HTd/Ngmsa the Naamite the Naamanite clansman
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