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naʿămān נַעֲמָן ‘Naaman’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as naʿămān נַעֲמָן ‘pleasantness’
Roots: נעמן

naʿămān pr n m pers
Naaman = "pleasantness"
1) son of Bela of the family of Benjamin; he was among the family of Jacob that went down to Egypt
2) commander-in-chief of the army of Syria; stricken with leprosy he went to Elisha, eventually followed his instructions, and was cured

Mentioned in Genesis 46:21 Numbers 26:40 2 Kings 5:1, 5:20, 5:17, 5:21, 5:6, 5:11, 5:23, 5:9, 5:2, 5:27 1 Chronicles 8:4, 8:7

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