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Naomi

Hebrew for "my pleasantness" or "my delight," from a root meaning pleasant or lovely.

Meaning and origin

In the Book of Ruth, Naomi is an Israelite woman who moves with her husband and two sons to Moab during a famine, is widowed there along with her daughters-in-law, and returns to Bethlehem accompanied by her devoted…

How to pronounce Naomi

Hebrewnah-oh-MEE /naʕɔˈmi/

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