נָוִית
na.vit
Naioth
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided lexicon data, the word "na.vit" (Strong's number: H5121) is a proper name, referring to a specific person, likely an individual mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The short definition, "Naioth," suggests that this name may be derived from a place or a characteristic associated with the person. Given the six occurrences in the Bible, it is likely that the person associated with this name holds some level of significance in the narrative. The fact that it is a proper name rather than a common noun indicates that this individual is unique or stands out in some way. Without further context, it is difficult to discern the exact nature of this significance, but it is clear that Naioth is a distinct figure in the biblical narrative.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
Now David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.
1 Samuel 19:19Saul was told, saying, “Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.”
1 Samuel 19:22Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” One said, “Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.”
1 Samuel 19:23He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then God’s Spirit came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
1 Samuel 19:23He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then God’s Spirit came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
1 Samuel 20:1David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?”