H5281 - נׇעֳמִי (Noʻŏmîy)

H5281 נׇעֳמִי (Noʻŏmîy) no-om-ee'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine)

Quick Definition

Naomi

Biblical Persons & Places

Naomi Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; referred to as Naomi (נׇעֳמִי), or Mara (מָרָא); wife of Elimelech; mother of Mahlon and Chilion.

Strong's Definition

Noomi, an Israelitess

Derivation: from H5278 (נֹעַם); pleasant;

KJV Usage: Naomi.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Naomi = "my delight"

1) wife of Elimelech, mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Elimelech (H0458); mother of: Mahlon (H4248) and Chilion (H3630); also called Mara at Rut.1.20; Also named: ma.ra (מָרָא "Mara" H4755) § Naomi = "my delight" wife of Elimelech, mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נָעֳמִי no‛ŏmý̂y BDB Definition: Naomi = my delight 1) wife of Elimelech, mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah Part of Speech: noun proper feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5278 Total KJV Occurrences: 21

Bible Occurrences (20)

1:2 1:3 1:8 1:11 1:19 1:20 1:21 1:22 2:1 2:2 2:6 2:20 2:22 3:1 4:3 4:5 4:9 4:14 4:16 4:17

Ruth 1:2

The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.

Ruth 1:3

Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,

Ruth 1:8

Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.

Ruth 1:11

But Naomi replied, Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? [Are] there still sons in my womb to become your husbands?

Ruth 1:19

So [Naomi and Ruth] traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women [of the town] exclaimed, Can this be Naomi?

Ruth 1:20

Do not call me Naomi, she replied.... Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly... with me.

Ruth 1:21

I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.

Ruth 1:22

So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with... her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.