In the bible, Naamah is the name of the sister of Tubal-cain (GEN 4:22), as well as name of the Ammonitess, mother of Rehoboam (1KI 14:21, 1KI 14:31, 2CH 12:13)). Meaning of the name: Naaman, beautiful; agreeable. Related names are:
Rehoboam,
Jerusalem,
Israel (and others ...)
. The translations of Naamah in 8 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Naama in Spanish to
ナアマ in Japanese!
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. (GEN 4:22)
And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: (JOS 15:41)
And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. (1KI 14:21)
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead. (1KI 14:31)
So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. (2CH 12:13)