Noam (נועם) means pleasance in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֹעַם
noam
noun · masculine
In English
pleasance
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Noam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מה שמטיב את ההרגשה. שאהוב ונחמד.
אַחַת שָׁאַלְתִּי מֵאֵת־יהוה, אוֹתָהּ אֲבַקֵּשׁ; שִׁבְתִּי בְּבֵית־יהוה, כָּל־יְמֵי חַיַּי – לַחֲזוֹת בְּנֹעַם־יהוה, וּלְבַקֵּר בְּהֵיכָלוֹ.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר ולנקבה.
...וָאֶקַּח-לִי שְׁנֵי מַקְלוֹת לְאַחַד קָרָאתִי נֹעַם וּלְאַחַד קָרָאתִי חֹבְלִים וָאֶרְעֶה אֶת-הַצֹּאן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Noam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֹעַם
- Written without vowel points
- נועם
- Said
- noam
- Root
- נ־ע־מ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 166
This is how Noam is said in other languages.
- English
- pleasance
These words rhyme with Noam.
The word Noam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אמרי נעם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Noam comes from the root נ־ע־מ, like these words.
This is where the word Noam comes from.
השורש נפוץ בפיניקית, שבה הוא מחליף את השורש ט־ו־ב בעברית.
These words come before and after Noam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Noam.
What does Noam (נועם) mean in Hebrew?
Noam (נועם) means pleasance. It is said noam, with the stress on no.
What rhymes with Noam (נועם)?
Words that rhyme with Noam (נועם) include תואם.
Is Noam (נועם) masculine or feminine?
The word Noam (נועם) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נעם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.