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Naim (נעים) means pleasant in Hebrew.

It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

נָעִים
naim
adjective
In English

pleasant

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with נ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Naim.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מה שנותן הרגשה טובה. שמסב הנאה ולא מפריע או מציק כלל.
    הִנְּךָ יָפֶה דוֹדִי אַף נָעִים
  2. 2
    שם פרטי (לזכר, ונְעִימָה לנקבה)

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Naim is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
נָעִים
Written without vowel points
נעים
Said
naim
Root
נ־ע־מ
Pattern
קָטִיל
Feminine form
נְעִימָה ר' נְעִימִים נְעִימוֹת
Inflections
נ' נְעִימָה ר' נְעִימִים נְעִימוֹת
Gematria
170

This is how Naim is said in other languages.

English
pleasant

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These words mean the opposite of Naim.

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These words rhyme with Naim.

The word Naim is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • נעים זמירות
  • הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד

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The word Naim comes from the root נ־ע־מ, like these words.

These words come before and after Naim in the dictionary.

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What does Naim (⁨נעים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Naim (⁨נעים⁩) means pleasant. It is said naim, with the stress on na.

What is a synonym for Naim (⁨נעים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Naim (⁨נעים⁩) are ⁨ערב⁩ and ⁨נחמד⁩.

What is the opposite of Naim (⁨נעים⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Naim (⁨נעים⁩) are ⁨מביך⁩, ⁨מעיק⁩, ⁨מפריע⁩, and ⁨קריפי⁩.

What rhymes with Naim (⁨נעים⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Naim (⁨נעים⁩) include ⁨אופניים⁩, ⁨מכנסיים⁩, and ⁨מספריים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נעים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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