Naomi
also MaraFemale
Bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).
Relationships
Key verses
Ruth 3:1
Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
Ruth 2:20
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he of Yahweh, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead.” Naomi said to her, “The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen.”
Ruth 1:20
She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
Ruth 1:8
Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house: Yahweh deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Ruth 2:2
Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
Ruth 4:14
The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel.