The meaning of “נֹא”
Understanding Nôʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of Egyptian origin No. Compare אָמוֹן. - § No = "disrupting" - No (i.e. Thebes), the capital of Upper Egypt 1) the ancie...
נֹא
of Egyptian origin No. Compare אָמוֹן. - § No = "disrupting" - No (i.e. Thebes), the capital of Upper Egypt 1) the ancient capital of Egypt; also 'Thebes'
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 46:25 | “The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:” Word: נֹא (Nôʼ) | |
| Ezekiel 30:14 | “And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.” Word: נֹא (Nôʼ) | |
| Ezekiel 30:15 | “And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.” Word: נֹא (Nôʼ) | |
| Ezekiel 30:16 | “And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.” Word: נֹא (Nôʼ) | |
| Nahum 3:8 | “Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?” Word: נֹא (Nôʼ) |