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Naam (personal name, son of Caleb)
First Chronicles 4:15 briefly mentions this individual in Judah's genealogy as a son of Caleb. The name means 'pleasantness' or 'delight,' joining many Hebrew names formed from aesthetic and emotional vocabulary. Chronicles' genealogies preserve hundreds of names, most known only from these lists. They functioned to establish lineage, land claims, and tribal identity during and after the exile. Naam's appearance in Caleb's line connects him to Judah's prominent clans, though we know nothing else about his life or descendants.
Senses
1. sense 1 — This proper noun with conjunction in 1 Chronicles 4:15 identifies one of Caleb's sons. Spanish and translations preserve it as a transliterated name 'Naam.' The Septuagint offers 'Noom,' showing Greek phonological adaptation. The name derives from the root na'am (be pleasant), making it a positive personal name like modern 'Felix' or 'Felicity.' Chronicles' genealogical interest preserves tribal memory even for otherwise unknown individuals. 1×
AR["وَ-ناعَم"]·ben["ও-নাম"]·DE["[ונעם]"]·EN["and-Na'am"]·FR["[ונעם]"]·heb["ו-נעם"]·HI["और-नाम"]·ID["dan-Naam"]·IT["[ונעם]"]·jav["lan-Naam"]·KO["그-와-나아"]·PT["e-Na'am"]·RU["и-Наам"]·ES["y-Naam"]·SW["na-Naamu"]·TR["ve-Naam"]·urd["اور-نعم"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† נָ֑עַם n.pr.m. son of Caleb, 1 Ch 4:15; 𝔊 Νοομ, A Νααμ.