Strong H5000נָאוֶה

lovely

Transliteration
nâ'veh
Pronunciation
naw-veh'
Morphology
Hebrew Adjective

Definition

From H4998 or H5116; {suitable} or beautiful: - {becometh} {comely} seemly.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: lovely

Exact lexical definition: comely

Part of speech: adjective

BDB context: נָאוֶה adj . comely , seemly

In the Bible

Strong H5000 appears in 9 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • be4
  • comely4
  • becometh1

First verses

  1. Psalms 33:1
    Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
  2. Psalms 147:1
    Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
  3. Proverbs 17:7
    Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
  4. Proverbs 19:10
    Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
  5. Proverbs 26:1
    As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
  6. Song of Songs 1:5
    I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
  7. Song of Songs 2:14
    O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
  8. Song of Songs 4:3
    Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
  9. Song of Songs 6:4
    Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
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