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Νεεμάν, Ναιμάν
Neeman, Naiman
G3497
N:N-M-P Greek

Naaman

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Neeman, Naiman identifies the Syrian singled out as the only leper cleansed in Elisha's time.

The attested use identifies a Syrian man set apart in the statement that, among many lepers in Israel during Elisha's time, only he was cleansed.

Senses in use

  1. The Syrian singled out as cleansed · dominant

    In Luke 4:27, the nominative singular masculine form names the person contrasted with the many lepers in Israel: the APB renders the clause, "and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 4:27, the APB presents the name as "Naaman" in the clause identifying the Syrian who alone was cleansed.

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