After the death of her husband Naomi took the name Mara see Ruth 120.

Biblical name naomi meaning. The etymology of her name is not certain but it is possible that it means good pleasant lovely winsome Biblical narrative. The literal meaning is lion of God but in the Bible it is a name given to the city of Jerusalem and in that context it means victorious under God Ezra 816 Artemis. In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth.

In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth. Naomi is Ruths mother-in-law in the Hebrew Bible. There she declared that her name should be Mara see Ruth 120.

Though previously common as a Jewish name Naomi was not typically used as an English Christian name until after the Protestant. When Mary conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and told Joseph to raise the child as his. From the Hebrew name נעמי Naomiy meaning pleasantness.

1363 The name is derived from a root signifying sweetness or pleasantness. Artemis was a hunting and wilderness goddess of the Ephesians. Abarim Publications Biblical Dictionary נעם.

An ancestress of Jesus who after her sons Mahlon whom Ruth was married to and Chilion died said Do not call me Naomi call me Mara for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. Naomi was the mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah. What does Naomi mean.

Naomi also has separate Japanese origins as a unisex name meaning straight and beautiful This long-quiet Old Testament name seems to finally be finding favor with parents seeking a biblical name with a soft melodic sound and a positive meaning suddenly sounding fresher than the widely used Sarah Rachel and Rebecca. The name Naomi is derived from the verb נעם naem meaning to be pleasant sweet delightful beautiful. The name Jesus means savior and deliverer.