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Nogah, a son of David born in Jerusalem

goring, prone to gore; describing an ox with a habit of attacking with its horns

row, course, layer; a horizontal layer in building construction

those who put away, exclude, thrust off; those who reject or distance something unpleasant

illumination, insight, light; intellectual brilliance and understanding

growling, roar; the threatening sound made by a lion

growling, groaning; of sea's roar or heart's anguish

bray, cry out harshly; of wild asses or desperate outcasts

shine, be radiant; beam with joy or light

fruit (ketiv variant); produce of lips

Nebai/Nobai; name of a chief of the people under Nehemiah

rest, come to rest; settle in a resting place

endure, increase, be propagated; continue in existence

Noadiah; name of a Levite and a hostile prophetess

wave, sprinkle, move to and fro; wave offering motion

blossom, bloom; put forth flowers

Nahaliel; wilderness station meaning 'valley of God' or 'palm of El'

comfort, consolation; that which soothes distress

Naharai/Nachrai; one of David's mighty warriors, Joab's armor-bearer

divination, enchantment; the practice of seeking supernatural knowledge through omens or occult means

pendants, drop-shaped ornaments; jewelry resembling drops

lift up, be lifted; raise (eyes or objects)

Netophah; town in Judah meaning 'dripping' or 'dropping'

pleasing aromas, soothing offerings; fragrant sacrifices that appease

Nisan; first month of Jewish calendar (March-April), month of Passover

break up (fallow ground), till freshly; plow untilled land

aromatic gum, spice (possibly tragacanth); trade commodity

in front of, opposite to; directly before

goods, property, possessions; riches subject to confiscation

misfortune, disaster, calamity; harmful fate

ant; small industrious insect known for diligent gathering

Nimrim; place in Moab, possibly meaning 'wholesome waters'

libation, drink-offering; or molten image (context-dependent)

install, establish, set up; appoint to position

Nisroch; Assyrian deity worshiped by Sennacherib (possibly corrupted form of Nusku)

pleasant, sweet-sounding, delightful; of music or singers

shoe, provide with sandals; put footwear on someone

thornbush, thorn-shrub; prickly desert vegetation

tow, flax fibers; easily ignited fibrous material

Nephishesim/Nephusim; family of temple servants (ketiv/qere variants)

Nephusim/Nephisim; family of temple servants (textual variant)

outlay, expense, expenditure; cost of a project

Nephtoah; spring on Judah-Benjamin border, possibly modern Lifta

Naphtuhim; descendant of Mizraim (Egypt), possibly representing Lower Egypt

blossom, flower; early bloom or bud of vine/olive

lifeblood, gore; blood as life-essence (metaphorical juice)

Netsiach—a family head among the temple servants (Nethinim) who returned from exile

to blaspheme, curse the name of God—speak against the divine name with contempt or profanity

sheep-raiser, shepherd—one who raises, tends, or deals in sheep, especially on a commercial scale

innocent (blood)—blood shed unjustly, belonging to one who is guiltless or undeserving of death