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Naomi (biblical figure)

Ruth swearing to Naomi by Jan Victors, 1653
Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab, by William Blake

Naomi (Classically /ˈneɪ.oʊmaɪ, neɪˈoʊmaɪ/,[1] colloquially /neɪˈoʊmi, ˈneɪ.oʊmi/;[2] Hebrew: נָעֳמִי, Modern: Noʻomī, Tiberian: Nā‘ŏmī) is Ruth's mother-in-law in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Ruth. The etymology of her name is not certain, but it is possible that it means "good, pleasant, lovely, winsome."[3]

  1. ^ Mangold, Max; Cho, See-Young (1994). A Pronouncing and Phonetic Dictionary of Biblical Names. Saarbrücken: Verlag Pirrot.
  2. ^ "Naomi". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  3. ^ Kristin Moen Saxegaard (2010). Character Complexity in the Book of Ruth. Mohr Siebeck. p. 76. ISBN 978-3-16-150385-6.

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