Lexical Definition

‎נָאָה‎ nâʼâh (naw-aw') be lovely ^H:V
a primitive root

be beautiful, become, be comely.

• properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful

1) to be comely, be beautiful, be befitting
1a) (Pilpel)
1a1) to be comely
1a2) to be befitting

See Greek: θυσιαστήριον · πρέπω · ῥήγνυμι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎נָאָה‎] verb only Pi`lel be comely, befitting (Thes Ol<sup>§ 251 a, 187 a</sup> Sta<sup>§ 416 b</sup> Ges<sup>«GKC:2»§ 2</sup>. R. 4 SS Bae<sup>Psalm 33:1</sup> > AE Ki Hartm<sup>Plurilit.-bildungen (1875) 13 ff.</sup> Nö<sup>ZMG xxx. 1876, 185</sup> Now Hup<sup>Psalm 31:1. 93, 5</sup> Buhl Niph`al √ I. ‎אוה‎ desire, i.e. desirable, beautiful; Late Hebrew ‎נאה‎ Pi`el Hithpa`el; ᵑ7 ‎נוֺאִי‎ beauty); —

Pi`lel Perfect ‎נַאֲוָה‎ Ps 93:5 (so van d. H Ginsb; Masora Baer De^{on the passage} ‎נָָֽאֲוָה‎ = ‎נָאוָה‎ see ‎נָאוֶה‎ adjective, but see Sta^{§ 155. b. n}); ‎נָאווּ‎ Isa 52:7; Song 1:10 (on form compare Ges^l.c.); —

1. be comely; of feet of messenger, (figurative) Isa 52:7 of cheeks Song 1:10.

2. be befitting: ‎קֹֿדֶשׁ‎‎׳‎‎לְבֵיתְךָ נ‎ Ps 93:5.

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