נַעֲמָה (b. h.) pr. n. f. Naamah, 1) sister of Tubal-Cain. 1) sister of Tubal-Cain. Gen. R. s. 23 (ref. to Gen. IV, 22) למה היו קורין אותה נ׳ וכ׳ why was she (the wife of Noah) called N.? Because her doings were pleasing; ib. נ׳ אחרת היתה וכ׳ Tubal-Cain’s sister was a different Naamah, and she was so named &c., v. נָעֵם Hif.; Yalk. ib. 38. —2) N., the Ammonite, mother of King Rehoboam. Gen. R. s. 41; Yeb. 77ᵃ. Ib. 63ᵃ; a. e.
נַעֲמָה
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נַעֲמָה (b. h.) pr. n. f. Naamah , 1) sister of Tubal-Cain. 1) sister of Tubal-Cain. Gen. R. s. 23 (ref. to Gen. IV, 22 ) למה היו קורין אותה נ׳ וכ׳…
References
- Bereishit Rabbah 23:3
- Genesis 4:22
- Jastrow, נָעֵם 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 41:4
- Yevamot 77a
- Yevamot 63a