Naʻămâthîy — H5284

Definition

adjective

a Naamathite, or inhabitant of Naamah

1. Naamathite = see Naamah "pleasantness"
2. an inhabitant of Naamah (site unknown); describes Zophar the friend of Job

Usually translated as

Naamathite

Origin

patrial from a place corresponding in name (but not identical) with H5279

• Naʻămâh (H5279)

Occurrences

Naʻămâthîy occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (4)

• Job 2:11 — Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite (הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑י): for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
• Job 11:1 — Then answered Zophar the Naamathite (הַֽנַּעֲמָתִ֗י), and said,
• Job 20:1 — Then answered Zophar the Naamathite (הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗י), and said,
• Job 42:9 — So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite (הַנַּ֣עֲמָתִ֔י) went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.