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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''' can refer to:
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== Religion ==
== Religion ==
* [[Naamah (Genesis)]], the daughter of [[Lamech]] the Cainite. In some extra-Biblical traditions, a "Naamah" also appears as [[Noah]]'s second wife, who is sometimes said to be a daughter of Enoch
* [[Naamah (Genesis)]], the daughter of Lamech the Cainite
* Naamah, [[Noah]]'s second wife in some extra-Biblical traditions
* [[Naamah (wife of Solomon)]], mother of [[Rehoboam]]
* [[Naamah (wife of Solomon)]], mother of Rehoboam
* ''Naamah'', a city of [[Canaan]], listed in the {{bibleverse||Joshua|15:41|NIV}}, as having been conquered and subsequently settled by the [[Tribe of Judah]].<ref>{{cite web
* ''Naamah'', a city of [[Canaan]], listed in the Joshua, as having been conquered and subsequently settled by the [[Tribe of Judah]]
| last =
| first =
| title = The Jewish Encyclopedia
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| url = http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1&letter=N
| accessdate = 2007-08-05}}</ref> 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
* ''[[Naamah (demon)]]'', an angel of prostitution, one of the succubus mates of the archangel Samael in Zoharistic Kabbalah


== Music ==
== Music ==
* "Dark Princess Naamah" and "Invocation of Naamah" are songs from Swedish [[symphonic metal]] band [[Therion (band)|Therion]]
* "Dark Princess Naamah" and "Invocation of Naamah", songs from Swedish symphonic metal band [[Therion (band)|Therion]]
* [[Nahemah (band)]] is a Spanish [[progressive death metal]] band
* [[Nahemah (band)]], 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]]


== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* ''[[Elua and His Companions#Naamah|Naamah]]'', one of the Companions of Elua in Jacqueline Carey's ''Kushiel's Legacy'' saga
* ''Naamah]]'', one of the [[Elua and His Companions#Naamah|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)]]
* Naamah, an antagonist in the ''Dragons In Our Midst'' series by [[Bryan Davis (author)]]
* The ''Naamah Darling'' is the name of Andan Cly's airship in the Clockwork Century books by [[Cherie Priest]].
* ''Naamah Darling'', Andan Cly's airship in the Clockwork Century books by [[Cherie Priest]]
* Naamah appears as a supporting character in [http://www.amazon.com/Stuart-Slade/e/B005T4VPEC/ref=sr_tc_2_rm?qid=1371407532&sr=1-2-ent| THE BIG ONE] series of alternate history novels by Stuart Slade.
* Na'amah is one of the main antagonists in Bryan Vaughan's Taken (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Taken-Bryan-Vaughan/dp/1447854500/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381483300&sr=8-1&keywords=bryan+vaughan)


== Gaming ==
== 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]]
* 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]]
* Naamah the Soul-Eater, boss of the Sanctum Of Destruction hero map on [[Grand Chase]]
* Naamah the Soul-Eater, boss of the Sanctum Of Destruction hero map on [[Grand Chase]]

== References ==
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Revision as of 05:29, 30 May 2014

Naamah or Na'amah can refer to:

Religion

  • Naamah (Genesis), the daughter of Lamech the Cainite
  • Naamah, Noah's second wife in some extra-Biblical traditions
  • Naamah (wife of Solomon), mother of Rehoboam
  • Naamah, a city of Canaan, listed in the Joshua, as having been conquered and subsequently settled by the Tribe of Judah
  • Naamah (demon), an angel of prostitution, one of the succubus mates of the archangel Samael in Zoharistic Kabbalah

Music

  • "Dark Princess Naamah" and "Invocation of Naamah", songs from Swedish symphonic metal band Therion
  • Nahemah (band), a Spanish progressive death metal band

Literature

Gaming