H5115 - נָוָה (nâvâh)

H5115 נָוָה (nâvâh) naw-vaw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

to rest (as at home); causatively (through the implied idea of beauty ), to celebrate (with praises)

Derivation: a primitive root; (compare H5116 (נָוֶה))

KJV Usage: keept at home, prepare an habitation.

TWOT Reference: 1321,1322

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to beautify

1a) (Hiphil) to beautify, adorn

2) to dwell

2a) (Qal) to dwell, abide, keep at home

3) (Hophal) rest

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1392

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נָוָה nâvâh BDB Definition: 1) to beautify 1a) (Hiphil) to beautify, adorn 2) to dwell 2a) (Qal) to dwell, abide, keep at home 3) (Hophal) rest Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1321, 1322 Total KJV Occurrences: 2

Bible Occurrences (2)

15:2

2:5

Exodus 15:2

The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He [is] my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Habakkuk 2:5

and wealth indeed... betrays him. [He is] an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.