נַעֲמָתִי
na.a.ma.ti
Naamathite
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word נַעֲמָתִי (na.a.ma.ti, Strong's H5284) refers to a specific individual, designated as a Naamathite. This proper noun appears 4 times in the Bible, indicating a person of notable importance or relevance to the narrative. The term "Naamathite" likely denotes an origin or affiliation from Naamath, a place whose existence and significance are implied in the text. This etymology situates the root meaning in geography and kinship, connecting the individual to a specific community or region. The frequency of its appearance and its consistent use as a proper name underscore its importance as an identifier, potentially emphasizing the person's connection to the place and the community associated with Naamath.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
Job 11:1Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered,
Job 20:1Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
Job 42:9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did what Yahweh commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.