The name Naomi means sweet pleasant which gives us an idea of Naomis basic character.

Meaning of naomi in the bible. Naomi also means pleasant one above all and beauty. There she declared that her name should be Mara see Ruth 120. The name is considered symbolic and often bestowed upon girls on Shavuot when the story of Ruth is read in the synagogue.

She was married to Elimelech my God is King from Bethlehem of Judah and had two sons- Mahlon sick and Chileon pining. He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age for your daughter-in-law who loves you who is more to. Here we have one of the constant plays on words and names found in the Hebrew Bible.

There she declared that her name should be Mara see Ruth 120. After the death of her husband and sons she returned to Bethlehem with Ruth. In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab he and his wife and his two sons.

Kingship or royalty and the nouns מלכות malkut ממלכה mamlaka and ממלכות mamlakut meaning sovereignty or kinghood. In Hebrew it means pleasantness and was originally pronounced with the stress on the a the o is a hataf qamatz marked with a shva to indicate that it is very short. Near destitute Naomi returns to Bethlehem with one daughter-in-law Ruth whom she could not dissuade from accompanying her.

Her name means pleasant or my delight which seems to describe her character even after having moved to a new land. Naomi left Judea with her husband and two sons in. The latter word has no connection with Miriam or Mary which is from a different root.

The story of Ruth and Naomi has many things to teach us. Naomi is the wife of Elimelech and the mother of Mahlon and Chilion Ruth 12. Naomi meaning pleasantness.