Words the Bible translates as lovely
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- maḥmadמַחְמָדa treasure: what or whom someone holds dear, valued for the longing it draws rather than for any price it would fetch
- na'imנָעִיםlovely, sweet, delightful: pleasing to the senses and the heart, giving genuine delight
- na'ehנָאוֶהpleasing because it suits: lovely to look at, or right and becoming for the person or the occasion
- yedidיָדִידbeloved: someone or something held dear, and above all the person or people God himself loves and keeps
- na'emנָעֵםto be delightful: to be lovely, sweet, or agreeable, giving real pleasure to the person who experiences it
- prosphilēsπροσφιλήςlovelynot studied yet
- na'ahנָאָהto be lovely: to look right and pleasing, so that a thing is both beautiful and well suited to where it stands
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