Bible word study

Naveh (Strong’s H5116): Meaning in the Bible

Naveh (נָוֶה) is the Hebrew word numbered H5116 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den). In the King James Bible it is translated comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place.

• Original wordנָוֶה
• Transliterationnâveh
• Pronunciationnaw-veh'
• Part of speechnoun (n)
• Strong’s numberH5116
• LanguageHebrew

The full Strong’s definition

Derivation. or (feminine) נָוָה; from H5115;

How the King James Bible translates it

Where Naveh appears in the Bible

In the King James Bible’s text tagged with Strong’s numbers, Naveh (H5116) stands behind 36 English renderings in 35 verses across 11 of the 66 books. It is most frequent in Jeremiah (12), Isaiah (6), Job (4).

How the King James Bible renders Naveh, by count

• habitation21 of 36 (58 percent)
• fold3 of 36 (8 percent)
• dwelling2 of 36 (6 percent)
• place2 of 36 (6 percent)
• sheepcote2 of 36 (6 percent)
• comely1 of 36 (3 percent)

Three places to read Naveh

• Exodus 15:13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
• Proverbs 21:20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
• Jeremiah 31:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

Counts are made at build time from the King James text tagged with Strong’s numbers (eBible.org, public domain). Verses are read from the stored King James text, never typed.

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Naveh in the original Hebrew lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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