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'''Naamah''' or '''Na'amah''' ({{lang-he|נעמה}}) is used as a female given name in contemporary [[Israel]]. Literally, it means "Pleasant One". It can also refer to:
'''Naamah''' or '''Na'amah''' ({{lang-he|נעמה}}) is used as a female given name in contemporary [[Israel]]. Literally, it means "Pleasant One". It can also refer to:


==Bible==
==Religion==

* [[Naamah (Genesis)]], the daughter of [[Lamech]] the Cainite. In some extra-Biblical traditions, a "Naamah" also appears as [[Noah]]'s second wife, but his first wife was a daughter of Enoch.
* [[Naamah (Genesis)]], the daughter of [[Lamech]] the Cainite. In some extra-Biblical traditions, a "Naamah" also appears as [[Noah]]'s second wife, but his first wife was a daughter of Enoch.
* [[Naamah (wife of Solomon)]], mother of [[Rehoboam]]
* [[Naamah (wife of Solomon)]], mother of [[Rehoboam]]
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| accessdate = 2007-08-05}}</ref> The city may possibly have been a tributary of the Canaanite royal city of ''Makkedah''.
| accessdate = 2007-08-05}}</ref> The city may possibly have been a tributary of the Canaanite royal city of ''Makkedah''.

==Other==
* ''[[Naamah (demon)]]'', an angel of prostitution, one of the succubus mates of the archangel Samael in Zoharistic Kabbalah
* ''[[Naamah (demon)]]'', an angel of prostitution, one of the succubus mates of the archangel Samael in Zoharistic Kabbalah

* ''[[Elua and His Companions#Naamah|Naamah]]'', one of the Companions of Elua in Jacqueline Carey's ''Kushiel's Legacy'' saga
==Music==
* Naamah is an antagonist in the ''Dragons In Our Midst'' series by [[Bryan Davis (author)]]
* "Invocation of Naamah" and "Dark Princess Naamah" are songs from Swedish symphonic metal band [[Therion (band)|Therion]]
* "Invocation of Naamah" and "Dark Princess Naamah" are songs from Swedish symphonic metal band [[Therion (band)|Therion]]
* [[Nahemah (band)]] is a Spanish [[progressive death metal]] band
* [[Nahemah (band)]] is a Spanish [[progressive death metal]] band
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Neh%C3%ABmah/973 Nehëmah] is a [[black metal]] band from [[Chambéry|Chambéry, France]]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Neh%C3%ABmah/973 Nehëmah] is a [[black metal]] band from [[Chambéry|Chambéry, France]]

==Literature==
* ''[[Elua and His Companions#Naamah|Naamah]]'', one of the Companions of Elua in Jacqueline Carey's ''Kushiel's Legacy'' saga
* Naamah is an antagonist in the ''Dragons In Our Midst'' series by [[Bryan Davis (author)]]

==Gaming==
* Naamah is a [[Changeling]] girl in the roleplay game [[Changeling: the Lost]], who appears as the Queen of Miami's Autumn Court
* Naamah is a [[Changeling]] girl in the roleplay game [[Changeling: the Lost]], who appears as the Queen of Miami's Autumn Court
* Naamah in the tabletop war game [[BattleTech]], one of the Ascended Manei Domini, and commander of the 49th Shadow Division of the Word of Blake
* Naamah in the tabletop war game [[BattleTech]], one of the Ascended Manei Domini, and commander of the 49th Shadow Division of the Word of Blake

Revision as of 20:23, 27 April 2011

Naamah or Na'amah (Template:Lang-he) is used as a female given name in contemporary Israel. Literally, it means "Pleasant One". It can also refer to:

Religion

  • Naamah (Genesis), the daughter of Lamech the Cainite. In some extra-Biblical traditions, a "Naamah" also appears as Noah's second wife, but his first wife was a daughter of Enoch.
  • Naamah (wife of Solomon), mother of Rehoboam
  • Naamah, a city of Canaan, listed in the Joshua 15:41, as having been conquered and subsequently settled by the Tribe of Judah.[1] The city may possibly have been a tributary of the Canaanite royal city of Makkedah.
  • Naamah (demon), an angel of prostitution, one of the succubus mates of the archangel Samael in Zoharistic Kabbalah

Music

Literature

  • Naamah, one of the Companions of Elua in Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy saga
  • Naamah is an antagonist in the Dragons In Our Midst series by Bryan Davis (author)

Gaming

  • Naamah is a Changeling girl in the roleplay game Changeling: the Lost, who appears as the Queen of Miami's Autumn Court
  • Naamah in the tabletop war game BattleTech, one of the Ascended Manei Domini, and commander of the 49th Shadow Division of the Word of Blake
  • Naamah the Soul Eater, boss of the Sanctum Of Destruction hero map on Grand Chase

References

  1. ^ "The Jewish Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2007-08-05.