Lexical Definition
נָאָה nâʼâh (naw-aw') habitation H:N-F
from נָאָה
habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place.
- a home
- figuratively, a pasture
1) pasture, abode, abode of shepherd, habitation, meadow
1a) pasture, meadow
1b) abode
See Greek: νομή · οἶκος · τόπος · ὥρα · ὡραῖος · Ναΐν
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Also see: נָוֶה
II. [נָוָה] noun feminine pasture, meadow; — plural construct נְוֺת Zeph 2:6, usually נְאוֺת Ps 23:2 + 11 t.; —
1. pasture, meadow: הָרֹעִים ׳נ Amos 1:2, compare Zeph 2:6 (|| גִּדְרוֺת צאֹן; see also [כָּרה] p. 500 above); especially נְאוֺת (הַ)מִּדְבָּר Jer 9:9*; Jer 23:10; Ps 65:13*; Joel 1:19; Joel 1:20; Joel 2:22 דֶּשֶׁא ׳נ Ps 23:2 grassy pastures; אֱלֹהִים ׳נ Ps 83:13* pastures of God, i.e. the land of Canaan, יַעֲקֹב ׳נ Lam 2:2 הַשָּׁלוֺם ׳נ Jer 25:37 meadows of pace; חָמָס ׳נ Ps 74:20 apparently habitations (?) of violence, but read probably ׳גַּאֲוָה וְח, so Bi Che (see Ps 73:6). — Jer 6:2 see following; Job 8:6 see I. נָוֶה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 8:6 |
| Psalms | 23:2 · 65:13* · 73:6 · 74:20 · 83:13* |
| Jeremiah | 6:2 · 9:9* · 23:10 · 25:37 |
| Lamentations | 2:2 |
| Joel | 1:19 · 1:20 · 2:22 |
| Amos | 1:2 |
| Zephaniah | 2:6 |