נָעֳמִי H5281
Naomi — 'my delight, my pleasantness'; mother-in-law of Ruth, central figure in the book of Ruth
A feminine name meaning 'my pleasantness' or 'my delight,' borne by the Bethlehemite woman whose story of loss and restoration frames the entire book of Ruth. After the deaths of her husband Elimelech and both sons in Moab, Naomi bitterly renames herself Mara ('bitter'), creating one of Scripture's most poignant wordplays on personal identity and divine providence. Her shrewd guidance of Ruth's actions leads to the marriage with Boaz and the birth of Obed, grandfather of David — making Naomi a quiet link in the messianic genealogy.
Senses
1. Naomi — The proper name of Ruth's mother-in-law, appearing exclusively in the book of Ruth (all 21 occurrences). The name itself means 'pleasant' or 'lovely,' which Naomi pointedly contrasts with Mara ('bitter') in Ruth 1:20 after her bereavement. Translations uniformly transliterate the name (Naomi, Noami, Noemí). She functions as the narrative architect whose return to Bethlehem, counsel to Ruth, and role as nurse to Obed (Ruth 4:16-17) tie the story together. 21×
AR["نُعْمِي", "وَ-لِ-نُعْمِي"]·ben["এবং-নয়মীর", "নয়মী", "নয়মীর"]·DE["Naomi", "und-zu-Naomi"]·EN["Naomi", "and-to-Naomi"]·FR["Naomi", "et-à-Naomi"]·heb["ו-ל-נעמי", "נעמי"]·HI["और-नाओमी-का", "नाओमी", "नाओमी-का"]·ID["Dan-kepada-Naomi", "Naomi"]·IT["Naomi", "e-a-Naomi"]·jav["Naomi", "lan-kangge-Naomi"]·KO["그리고-에게-나오미에게", "나오미가", "나오미라", "나오미에게", "나오미였고", "나오미와", "나오미의", "나오미인가"]·PT["No'omi", "§ E-a-No'omi"]·RU["Наоми", "и-у-Наоми"]·ES["Noami", "Y-para-Noami"]·SW["Naomi", "na-Naomi-alikuwa-na"]·TR["Naomi", "Naomi'nin", "Naomi'ye", "ve-Naomi'nin"]·urd["اور-نعومی-کا", "نعومی", "نعومی-نے", "نعومی-کا", "نعومی-کے"]
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
נָעֳמִי n.pr.f. mother-in-law of Ruth, Ru 1:2, 3, 8 + 18 times Ru; 𝔊B Νωεμειν; A Νωεμμειν 1:2, Νοεμμειν v 3, usually Νοομει(ν); 𝔊L Νοομι.