נָוֶה
nāweh
dwelling
Strong's H5116NounHebrewTWOT 1322a

נָוֶה (nāweh) is a Hebrew noun meaning dwelling. It appears 35 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5116).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1322a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1322a)abode of shepherd, flocks, habitation; abode, abode of shepherds, meadow; at home, lovely, home, den; comely, dwelling, fold, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

נָוֶה noun, masculine: abode of shepherd, flocks, habitation

Strong's H5116 נָוֶה: (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)
KJV:comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1322: נָוָה nāwâ — dwell, abide; rest, beauty, celebrate; keep at home, prepare an habitation

See it in Scripture

Exodus 15:132 Samuel 7:81 Chronicles 17:7

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